Julio Chavez’ Risk Assessment Name: Julio Chavez Sex: Male Gender: Male Age: 26 Height: 5’3” Weight: 205 Medical History: No major medical events Lifestyle Behaviors: Occasionally eats fast food. Mostly eats home cooked meals with meat products, carbs, grains, some sugars. Does little exercise. Has at least 6 hours of sleep Medical Concerns/Family History: Maternal and paternal grandmothers have diabetes. Father has high blood pressure. Purpose of Consultation: Julio has an average resting heart rate. His heart doesn’t have to work hard in order to pump blood. So it will be more helpful if he knew ways to help prevent getting diabetes. Julio’s Risk
Familial Risk: This is Julio’s family tree. Both grandmothers have diabetes which makes 2/7 or 28.5% of his family being diagnosed with diabetes.
Risk Assessment: If you want an accurate assessment about your risk on getting diabetes according to your lifestyle, visit this website and choose Diabetes as the ailment. Julio’s results were above average. This means that his risk is something to think about because he should change his lifestyle and start thinking about losing some weight. Treatment and Prevention Suggestions Medications: Insulin Injections which are called Humulin R is an injection that helps the blood regulate blood sugar. The dosage depends on how much your body needs. Insulin may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away: ● redness, swelling, and itching at the injection site ● changes in the feel of your skin, skin thickening (fat build-up), or a little depression in the skin (fat breakdown) ● weight gain ● Constipation Nutrition Plan: According to healthline.com, you should eat foods such as, salmon, sardines, and anchovies. They consist of DHA and EPA which protect the cells that line blood vessels, that
can help how your arteries function. Obviously eat more meals with greens in them such as spinach and kale. Lifestyle Recommendations: You should try to get more than 6 hours of sleep at least 8 hours every night. Try doing more exercise so you can be at a healthy weight. Alternative Therapies: Try to replace sugary drinks with water or at least try to limit the amount that you have. You should have blood sugar checks in the hospital or use an at home diabetic monitor that pricks your skin and takes a sample of your blood. Patient Goals If you are used to eating fatty foods that are unhealthy, try reducing the amount that you eat, and replace them with food that has less calories and work your way down. Try to push yourself to get up, for example do chores, get up and get things for yourself that are far away. Try doing fun stuff that is active and beneficial for your physical health, like sports, bike riding etc… Sources Cited “Blood Sugar Testing: Why, When and How.” Mayo Clinic, 2018, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/in-depth/blood-sugar/art-20046628. Accessed 5 June 2019. “Diabetes - Symptoms and Causes.” Mayo Clinic,  , 2018, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/symptoms-causes/syc-20371444. Accessed 5 June 2019. “Insulin Injection: MedlinePlus Drug Information.” Medlineplus.Gov, 2017, medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682611.html. Accessed 5 June 2019.
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