Table 1.
Contents of the educational intervention
| Session | Contents |
|---|---|
| First | Definition and types of diabetes, etiology, role of insulin and its deficiency, diabetes clinical sings, methods to decrease the risk factors, muscle relaxation training and performance, decision-making training and performance |
| Second | Normal levels of blood glucose, importance of diabetes control, long-term effects of high blood glucose levels on vessels, eyes, nervous system, kidneys, heart, legs, feet, and immune system, conception of diabetes control, role of diet, exercise, and drugs in diabetes control, muscle relaxation training and performance, decision-making training and performance |
| Third | Role of diet in diabetes control, basics of an appropriate diet, introduction of the best foods in groups of cereals, meats, dairies, fruits, and vegetables, muscle relaxation training and performance, training how to face cognitive deviations |
| Fourth | Benefits of regular exercising in diabetes control, introduction of beneficial sports, insulin changes during exercising, relationship between duration and severity of exercising and blood glucose level control, muscle relaxation training and performance, training how to face cognitive deviations |
| Fifth | Alerting signs of hypoglycemia, important measures during hypoglycemia, training how to use blood and urine glucose level checking strips, muscle relaxation training and performance, training how to face cognitive deviations |
| Sixth | Introduction of different insulin types, manner and method of insulin preparation, mixing, and injection, proper injection sites and times, muscle relaxation training and performance, training how to face cognitive deviations |
| Seventh | Common anti-diabetic drugs and their side effects, importance of feet sanitation and hygiene, importance of oral health and hygiene, muscle relaxation training and performance |
| Eighth | Relationship between diabetes and hypertension, proper methods of hypertension control, role of diet in hypertension control, diabetic prophylactic measures for other family members, muscle relaxation training and performance, use of supportive systems |