Significance over 34.2 million patients in the U.S. are living with diabetes. The DRIF in 2022 observed that the increasing number of diabetic cases in the nation is a case of alarm as it creates an urgent need to prepare primary medical care to respond to the related complications (3) Increase access to food> healthy foods (5) Provide education on ways to prevent hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia Diet literacy (5) Educate population to address knowledge deficit (5) Lack of education on how to prevent diabetes among vulnerable population> persons aged 40 years and above (2) There are serious complications of Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care Settings (1) Prevention strategy Education program (4) Aims of the Project • To investigate the impact of an education program in managing diabetes for venerable patients aged 40 and above. • To investigate how an education program helps prevent complications related to diabetes within six months of diagnosis for vulnerable patients aged 40 and above. Components of Education Program ▪ Online facilitated lifestyle and diet management classes for patients with access to the internet. ▪ Workshops and training on lifestyle and diet management classes for patients without access to the internet ▪ Training guide to be issued to the target group. Outcomes: ▪ Provide education on alternative sources of sugar Educate persons aged 40 years and above on how to manage the intake of food and develop a healthy lifestyle (4) Impacts: ▪ Decreased prevalence of severe diabetes among persons aged 40 years and above. ▪ Reduce new cases of diabetes among target population. (4) ▪ Persons aged 40 years and above will develop healthy lifestyle. Target population will develop diet management skills. (4) 1. Lack of proper management of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) leads to serious complications (Nikpour et al., 2022). 2. Lack of health education increases the risk of T2DM among persons aged 40 years and above (Garg et al., 2019). 3. Hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia are the most prevalent complications that affect vulnerable patients aged 40 and above with diabetes within the first six months (Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, 2022). Diabetes is a serious metabolic disorder affecting millions of people across the globe (Dhatariya et al., 2020). 4. Health education programs for diabetes increase health outcomes by preventing and managing T2DM (Garg et al., 2019). 5. Dietary literacy helps to address barriers hindering patients from eating healthy foods (Bross et al., 2021). References • Bross, R., Genter, P., Lu, Y., Serpas, L., Campa, D., & Ipp, E. (2021). Barriers to healthy eating and diabetes diet education: Divergent perspectives of patients and their providers. Health Education & Behavior, 49(4), 658-666. https://doi.org/10.1177/10901981211052241 • Dhatariya, K., Corsino, L., & Umpierrez, G. E. (2020, December 30). Management of diabetes and hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients Endotext - NCBI bookshelf. National Center for Biotechnology Information. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279093/#:~:text • Diabetes Research Institute Foundation. (2022, May 27). Diabetes statistics. DRIF. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://diabetesresearch.org/diabetes-statistics/ • Garg, R., Chawla, S. S., Kaur, S., Bharti, A., Kaur, M., Soin, D., Ghosh, A., & Pal, R. (2019). Impact of health education on knowledge, attitude, practices and glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 8(1), 261. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_228_18 • Nikpour, S., Mehrdad, N., Sanjari, M., Aalaa, M., Heshmat, R., Khabaz Mafinejad, M., Larijani, B., Nomali, M., & Najafi Ghezeljeh, T. (2022). Challenges of type 2 diabetes mellitus management from the perspective of patients: Conventional content analysis. Interactive Journal of Medical Research, 11(2), e41933. https://doi.org/10.2196/41933
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