HÁBITOS SALUDABLES PARA PREVENIR PIE DIABÉTICO. CENTRO DE SALUD, CHARAPOTÓ

Abstract

Promoting education on healthy habits to prevent diabetic foot, becomes part of the treatment of diabetes and the knowledge that users with this pathology can acquire can be applied on a day-to-day basis, since an adequate diet accompanied by some type of physical activity, helps to improve the quality of life of patients with diabetes; To this end, a participatory action research-type work was carried out with the aim of promoting healthy habits through intervention plans for the prevention of diabetic foot in users who attend the Charapoto Health Center. The structured interview, key informant and focus group technique was applied, managing to identify felt needs regarding the type of healthy habits that users with diabetes practice in their daily lives; Using the ranking method, the main problems were prioritized, such as inadequate healthy habits, ignorance of diabetes complications, poor self-care of the feet, and poor diabetes control; To provide a solution, an intervention plan was designed and implemented, with which it was possible to orient 97.33% of diabetic users on healthy lifestyles; 96.75% were trained on the complications of a diabetic foot and in 98.33% self-care of the feet was strengthened among users. It is of great importance to bear in mind that taking measures to lead a healthy lifestyle can serve to prevent or, at least, delay the development of diabetic foot.