Improved diabetes self-management behaviours: ‘
muscle mass, hypoglycaemia
DOUBLE VISION, SAID, HYPERGLYCAEMIA, COMPLICATIONS, HYPOGLYCAEMIA
Older adults felt that the ACHRU-CPP helped them to recognise and take more action in preventing complications, such as hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia, and decreasing their blood pressure, as described in the following quote. They recognised that reaching a level of effective self-management of chronic conditions can be complicated and they appreciated the support provided through the ACHRU-CPP.What [the nurse] and [dietitian] caused me to be concerned about is to make more proactive steps, to watch out for those low blood sugars. I really didn’t realize how badly they could affect you. Shaking and double vision is one thing but not being able to drive, that’s quite another thing. (OA_2_242)Older adults indicated that they gained nutrition knowledge by participating in the ACHRU-CPP. ‘Older adults perceived they were able to build more muscle mass and lose weight and experienced less difficulty in climbing stairs. Some older adults felt that they were not exercising enough prior to participating in the ACHRU-CPP and perceived that the providers helped them to meet their activity goals.They really helped me with the exercise piece. I had poor balance. It was the [nurse and dietitian] that really said ‘why don’t you try doing this? I’ll give you a call this week and see if you got out to do your walk’, and then I’d promise them that I would start journaling my steps so little by little I started increasing my exercise. (OA_2_247)