Question

several meal planning tools are available for a diabetic client to use. If you were diagnosed with diabetes, which food plan would work best for your lifestyle? Research the various diet and meal plans and defend your answer. Include one to two references with sources cited throughout posting and reference in reference list.

2. Choose two of your favorite foods that contain over 100mg of sodium. List them with the sodium intake (cite your references and include in a reference list at the end of the posting). Then list a suitable substitute (cite your references and include in reference list) to decrease sodium intake.  

Could you live with this substitute if you were a newly diagnosed client with hypertension? Describe how this activity will help you better prepare to be a client educator in this field now and when you graduate. Be sure to use a different reference than what was used in the first topic. At least two reference

Answer 1

1 ANSWER :

DIABETIC FOOD PLAN : The persons who are suffering with diabetes should follow strict care plan to control the level of sugar levels in blood stream. Foods rich in whole grains, fiber rich diet, nuts, fat free diet would work best for the lifestyle. As the whole grains are having the properties of decreasing the blood sugar levels in the body, fiber rich foods like fruits and vegetables will definitely lower sugar levels as well as provide nutritive values to body, Nuts include omega 3 fatty acids which is useful for functioning of heart and to reduce sugar levels. Other diets include high fat diet, carbohydrate diet, salty foods, harms the body which are harming to your to health.

2. ANSWER :

HYPERTENSION DIET : Hyper tension is defined as the raise in blood pressure in body that is above 120/80 mm of Hg. Foods contain sodium over 100 mg are : cottage cheese, certain vegetables like cauliflower. Both the foods are having more dietary sodium in the diet. By taking of fresh beans, unsalted butter, eggs are having the low amount of sodium which is useful for maintaining normal sodium levels in the body

Hence by above activities it helps for the nurse to provide effective health care services to patients suffering from disease conditions. By providing health care educations as a nurse i will improve my communication and elevate standards of profession by providing effective health care educations to client as a part of my professional ethics.