In this post are 10+ diabetes mellitus nursing care plans (NCP). Diabetes is a chronic disease, which occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin. read more
Type 2 diabetes accounts for the 95% of diabetes cases in the US. Onset is usually late in adulthood. It happens when the pancreas is unable to produce adequate insulin to meet the body’s needs or when the body’s cells become resistant to it. read more
Type I and Type II. Type I is an autoimmune disorder where the cells attack the insulin producing cells in the pancreas. Thus the body is producing very little or no insulin leaving the sugar in the blood and the cells starve. read more
This nursing care plan is for patients who have diabetes. Diabetes is where the body is unable to control blood sugar levels due to either the body not being able to produce enough insulin or because the body is resistant to insulin. read more