PICOT

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Transdermal glucose monitoring sensor

A continuous glucose monitor (CGM) operates by the use of a small sensor that is implanted under

your skin, generally on your abdomen or arm. The sensor detects the interstitial glucose level, which

would be the amount of glucose present in the fluid between the cells of your body. Every few

minutes, the sensor checks the glucose level.

Traditional home glucose monitoring

Pricking your finger with such a small, sharp needle termed a lancet, transferring the blood to a

test strip, and inserting the strip into a meter that displays one’s blood sugar levels is how you

check one’s blood sugar levels. Keep a record of your test results so that you might share them to

your doctor later on. Based on your findings, you and your partner may decide to make changes

to your diet, exercise, as well as medication. Meters differ in terms of their features, portability,

speed, size, cost, and readability, among other characteristics (with larger displays or spoken

instructions if you have vision problems). Resulting information is delivered in much less than

15 seconds, and the information is stored for future use. Some meters are capable of calculating

an average blood sugar level over such a period of time in addition to the current reading. (

Assar, 2021).  A number of models include software kits which take information from of the

meter as well as display charts and graphs of your previous test results. Blood glucose meters

and test strips do seem to be available at the local pharmacy for purchase.

Lowing A1C levels

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 1. Consume a well-balanced diet with appropriate portion sizes.

For more information on what a balanced diet and proper quantities mean for you, consult with a

certified diabetes care services expert or a registered dietitian-nutritionist.

2. Maintain a consistent schedule so that you may more easily adhere to your healthy

dietary and lifestyle choices.

Skipping meals, allowing too much time to elapse between meals, and eating too much and too

often might lead your blood glucose levels to fluctuate excessively. When taking insulin or some

diabetic medications, this is especially true. Your doctor can assist you in determining the most

appropriate eating pattern for your particular lifestyle.

3. As directed by your doctor, test your blood sugar every day.

Consult the doctor to establish if and how frequently you should monitor your blood sugar levels.

..4. Start an exercise program that you enjoy and stick to it on a regular basis.

Get your body moving by doing something you like — for example, walking your dog or playing

sports with friends. You may also ride either an indoor stationary bike or an outside conventional

bicycle to get your blood flowing.

Reason for choosing this topic

Through a regulated and rigorous process of producing clinical questions that connect the student

to the corpus of information, the PICOT technique has been utilized to help students enhance

their critical thinking abilities. Through a regulated and rigorous process of producing clinical

questions that connect the student to the corpus of information, the PICOT technique has been

utilized to help students enhance their critical thinking abilities.

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The PICOT Question

Population/patient problem

Adults who were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes within 180 days of the data extraction were

classified as follows:

MRN (Medical Record Number) of the patient

Date of birth is required.

Intervention

Adults with type 2 diabetes who have been utilizing transdermal glucose monitoring for at least

180 days from diagnosis:

MRN (Medical Record Number) of the patient

The date on which the diagnosis was made

Transdermal monitoring has been selected as the home monitoring approach.

Current state.

Adults with type 2 diabetes who have been diagnosed and have been utilizing finger-stick

monitoring for at least 180 days from diagnosis:

MRN (Medical Record Number) of the patient

Date of diagnosis Method of home monitoring selected = finger-stick (finger-stick)

Outcome/desired state

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Adult patients recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be monitored with a fingerstick at

least times a day, according to standard procedure.

Patients recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be trans dermally monitored at the

following frequency: times per day, according to standard practice.

Time:

The period of time between the date of diagnosis and the date of treatment

Dates and times of MRN finger-sticking for patients

the period of time between the date of diagnosis and the date of treatment

Calendar of dates and times for patient MRN transdermal monitoring

From the date of diagnosis, you have 180 days (inclusive) to complete the following:

Hba1C is measured in the MRN of the patient.

Possible integration of the evidence that you found in clinical practice

Evidence-based nursing is just a method that is based on the gathering, interpretation,

assessment, and integration of legitimate, clinically meaningful, and useful research. It is also

known as research-based nursing. Rather than creating new information or verifying current

knowledge, the focus should be on interpreting evidence available so that it may be used in

clinical decision-making situations. Clinical evidence-based nursing practice, now the

anticipated norm in modern healthcare systems, connects theory and research to practice,

supplying clinicians with current, credible research-driven data to help them make decisions

about patients' treatment.

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Research has demonstrated that when health treatment is supported by evidence from well-

designed research rather than tradition or clinical competence alone, patient outcomes are

significantly better. (Kloda, et al., 2020). Patients who have better outcomes also have more

effective operation, which is critical for hospitals that are experiencing personnel shortages.

Methods to evaluate the effectiveness of implementation

Prior to implementation, interviews were conducted with identified implementation champions,

service provider organizations (such as hospitals or physician groups) as well as patients.

The second is an implementation-focused FE tracking the attendance of specific steps involved,

such as group meetings; the use of pre-determined effective interventions by local champions;

digital readouts for patients' use of evidence-based exercise or innovation, or the delivery of it by

providers.

Post-implementation surveys include interviews with implementation champions, professionals,

patients, and family members using interpretative FE

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 Reference

Assar, T. (2021). The Impact of Low Literacy Diabetes Self-Management Education on

Diabetes Self-Efficacy: A Quality Improvement Project (Doctoral dissertation, Azusa Pacific

University).

Kloda, L. A., Boruff, J. T., & Cavalcante, A. S. (2020). A comparison of patient, intervention,

comparison, outcome (PICO) to a new, alternative clinical question framework for search

skills, search results, and self-efficacy: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of the Medical

Library Association: JMLA, 108(2), 185.