Program adds more than 14.5 thousand services in Manaus

Diabetic foot

Executed by Segeam, the program treats injuries in the lower limbs and maintains a multidisciplinary team for comprehensive patient monitoring

Manaus (AM) – The Association of Sustainability, Entrepreneurship and Health Management of Amazonas (Segeam) recorded, in the first six months of this year, 14,590 visits to the Diabetic Foot program, aimed at treating injuries to the lower limbs resulting from Diabetes.

Executed by Segeam and offered in polyclinics linked to the State Department of Health (SES-AM), the program has Injury and Outpatient Clinics to care for patients and offers multidisciplinary care.

The president of Segeam, stoma therapy nurse Karina Barros, highlights that the work carried out in outpatient clinics has contributed to reducing hospitalizations and amputations carried out in cases where injuries worsen in patients with Diabetes.

“The objective of the Diabetic Foot program is to reduce hospitalizations by offering specialized assistance. Injuries in patients with Diabetes, if not treated properly and without specialized monitoring, can result in the need for hospitalization and, in more serious cases, amputations. Our multidisciplinary team has sought to prevent serious complications and provide a better quality of life for patients with Diabetes treated in the program”, highlights Karina Barros.

Injuries and Egress Outpatient Clinic

In the first half of 2023, 11,686 consultations were provided at the program’s Injury Outpatient Clinics in the polyclinics. Patients treated at these outpatient clinics undergo clinical evaluation and receive a specialized therapeutic care plan for the treatment of acute and chronic injuries.

After control and healing of the injury, patients can receive follow-up to reduce the chances of recurrence (return of treated injuries) at the Graduate Outpatient Clinic, which provided 2,904 visits in the first six months of 2023.

At the Graduate Outpatient Clinic, Segeam professionals develop strategies for ongoing education, motivation and empowerment for self-care with the patients they serve. And it has professionals in Physiotherapy, Nutrition, Psychology, Angiology, Nursing and Stomatherapy. As a result of this work, less than 1% of patients treated at the Outpatient Clinic have relapsed.

Self-care

According to the Brazilian Diabetes Society (SBD), there are seven self-care behaviors essential for controlling Diabetes and must be observed by patients with the disease. Prevention and control are among the main focuses of the Blue Diabetes November campaign, which is carried out by SBD as part of the global movement to raise awareness about Diabetes.

Defined by the American Association of Diabetes Educators, care involves: eating healthily, avoiding ultra-processed foods; practicing physical activity, which helps with metabolic control of the disease by increasing glucose uptake and reducing insulin resistance; monitor blood glucose levels to prevent chronic complications; and take medications as prescribed, storing them appropriately.

They complete the seven self-care measures: solving problems, thinking and acting on prevention, such as the appropriate treatment of hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia; reduce risks through lifestyle changes, maintaining routine clinical and emotional examinations and assessments; and adapt healthily, controlling Diabetes in special situations such as travel, parties and intercurrent illnesses, prioritizing physical and mental health.

*With information from consultancy

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