Alimentação para pacientes portadores de diabetes mellitus residentes no território da unidade básica de saúde do Arame, equipe município saudável do município de Lagoa Dourada - Minas Gerais

• Autor(a) principal: Isabela Eleutério Gonçalves
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFMG
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/48258
• topic: Diabetes; Dietoterapia; Estratégia de saúde da família; Diabetes Mellitus/prevenção & controle; Dietoterapia; Estratégias de Saúde Nacionais; Dissertação acadêmica

The resident population in the area covered by the Health Strategy Unit Family Município Saudável, which operates in rural Lagoa Dourada-MG, the incidence of chronic diseases is high. Among them, the most difficult to control is the Diabetes Mellitus. Failure to control this disease causes acute and chronic consequences to the patient, which can be prevented with proper glycemic control. The treatment is based on two pillars, pharmacological and non-pharmacological, which consists of healthy eating and physical activity. In clinical practice, it is observed that there is still difficulty in the management of blood glucose levels of patients, despite adequate drug treatment. This study aims to develop an intervention project to improve glycemic control in patients with Diabetes Mellitus, residing in the territory of the health team coverage Município Saudável of the city of Lagoa Dourada - Minas Gerais. For this purpose a literature review looking at the Virtual Library on Health was held to raise the existing evidence on the issue addressed in this paper. The intervention project was designed following the footsteps of situational strategic planning. It is hoped that the actions to be implemented with the intervention project will contribute to improving the quality of life of patients living in the territory of our unity.