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Self- management of diabetes mellitus during the Covid-19 pandemic: Recommendations for a resource limited setting

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged both institutional and self-management of diabetes. The ongoing social distancing and lock downs have negatively impacted to access to care and self-management. METHODS: This is a narrative review of diabetes management in a resource limited...

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Autores principales: Mukona, Doreen Macherera, Zvinavashe, Mathilda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Diabetes India. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7443206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32858475
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2020.08.022
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Sumario:BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged both institutional and self-management of diabetes. The ongoing social distancing and lock downs have negatively impacted to access to care and self-management. METHODS: This is a narrative review of diabetes management in a resource limited setting during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Electronic databases, namely; Pubmed, CINAHL, EMBASE and Google Scholar were searched for literature. Search terms were “corona virus”, “COVID-19”, “diabetes self-care”, “diabetes self-management education”, “DSME”, “diabetes self-management”, “diabetes self-care in low income countries” and “diabetes management in Zimbabwe”. RESULTS: This paper suggests a culturally tailored educational plan on diabetes self-management of diabetes in a limited resource country, Zimbabwe, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Components of health education comprised general preventive measures, medications, diet, physical activity, self-monitoring of blood glucose, stress management, foot care, smoking and drinking and preventing complications of diabetes mellitus. CONCLUSIONS: We have reemphasized the need for self-care, social support and a collaborative, patient-centered approach to care amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.