Cuidados de enfermagem na automonitorização glicêmica em crianças e adolescentes com diabetes mellitus 1: uma revisão bibliográfica

Abstract

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM1) has accelerated growth, consequently hospitalizations due to glycemic decompensation are one of the health emergencies of the 21st century. The objectives of this work were to identify nursing care in glycemic self monitoring of children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus for health promotion. As a methodology, a bibliographic review was carried out, searching for material in the LILACS, Scielo databases, resulting in 11 scientific articles. The results were discussed in a descriptive way and in line with the proposed objective. The importance of self-monitoring of capillary blood glucose is highlighted, and should therefore be encouraged among children and adolescents with diabetes. It is concluded that the nurse as an educator, advisor and assistant must know, understand and respect the child's daily life and your family, in order to plan the necessary actions to adhere to treatment. maintain or regain balance. In view of the above, more studies on the topic are necessary, taking into account that it is extremely relevant within public health