Multiprofessional Approach in Diabetes Mellitus

INTRODUCTION: diabetes mellitus is highlighted as an obstacle in health equipment because it is a chronic disease and has a high mortality rate. The pathology results in hyperglycemia, disorders or insufficiency of several organs. OBJECTIVE: to verify the effectiveness of adopting the practice of educational groups in primary care and the multidisciplinary role in the control of diabetes mellitus in adults. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND: type II diabetes mellitus (type II DM) is a pathology that represents a high risk for cardiovascular, renal, ophthalmological complications and in several other systems. It is considered a major issue to be controlled by health services, as the high cost of treatments related to the sequelae of type II DM, as well as high rates of hospitalizations and associated therapies have been increasing and decompensating public budgets. Primary care has a fundamental role in preventing the disease and associated complications. METHODOLOGY: randomized clinical study conducted in an educational group at the Basic Health Unit Nova Bonsucesso with six monthly meetings scheduled with 24 patients with type II diabetes mellitus users of oral hypoglycemic agents divided into two subgroups: 12 users in the control group and 12 users in the group study (which will receive the interventions of the multidisciplinary team) and will be accompanied by laboratory tests and individual evaluations to verify the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary performance in the control of diabetes mellitus. RESULTS: the participants are expected to show improvements in the control of the pathology and awareness about the relevance of self-care, facts that will be observed through laboratory data and subsequent multi-professional evaluations.