FAMILY HEALTH PROBLEM: DIABETES MELLITUS DIAGNOSED BY

MEDICAL PRACTITIONER AS A HEALTH DEFICIT

CRITERIA COMPUTATION ACTUAL SCORE JUSTIFICATION

1. Nature of the 3/3X1 1 Diabetes Mellitus is
problem:
considered a health
- HEALTH
DEFICIT deficit because it
will cause
complications that
requires immediate
attention and proper
management in
one’s glucose level.
Client N.D.L was
diagnosed since
2016 and already
had his left ankle
being amputated.
Prior to the home
visit, his 5 toes on
the right leg was
bitten by a rat due to
this sweet blood. If
this condition is not
being treated
properly, the
condition of the
client can worsen
which lead to a
kidney failure,
blindness and at the
same time heart
 failure.
2. Modifiability of 1/2X2 1 It is partially
the problem:
modifiable due to
- PARTIALLY
MODIFIABLE the lack of
knowledge of the
family members
regarding the proper
intervention to be
given to client
N.D.L. Although the
client knows the
medication he
should take but he
has an inadequate
knowledge of what
3. Preventive 2/3X1 0.67 The prevention
potential:
potential of the
- MODERATE
client is moderate.
He was diagnosed
of Diabetes Mellitus
Type 1 which means
his pancreas does
not produce insulin
at all. According to
Hinkle and Cheever,
diabetes
management has
five components
nutritional therapy,
which are: exercise,
monitoring blood
glucose, and
education about the
condition.

Client N.D.L. takes

his medication
religiously but the
other components
for the management
are not being met. It
has been 4 years he
is already diagnosed
with diabetes
mellitus but still
does not change his
eating habits.

Base on his physical

assessment, the
client has an
amputated leg, an
undiagnosed
hypertension, and he
is starting to have a
blur vision. Prior to
the homevisit, the
client was also
bitten by a rat on his
5 right toes due to
his sweet blood.
These are

4. Salience: 1/2X1
- A condition or
problem not needing
immediate attention
manifestations of a
chronic diabetes that
is not improving.
The client’s current
management for his
condition is taking
the medication
religiously. But
adhering to his diet
is not one of his
priorities. If he
continues this bad
eating habits then he
is at high risk of
having another leg
being amputated or
worse, blindness.
1 The client perceives
Diabetes Mellitus as
a problem but he
does give enough
attention to his
condition because
he knows that he is
provided with free
medication at the
health center. He is
over confident with
the effect of the
insulin which will
 lower his blood
sugar but at the
same time he does
not adhere to the
strict diet prescribed
by the doctors.
Client verbalized,
“Tuwing umaga
gusto ko talaga mag
Pares, masarap kasi
sa pakiramdam
kapag humihigop ka
ng mainit na sabaw
sa katawan”. Pares
commonly refers to
Beef Pares, a
braised beef stew
served with rice and
a bowl of soup
usually being sold in
“karinderyas” a
roadside diner-style.
“Libre naman yung
gamot ko sa health
center kaya hindi
rin ako nauubusan
ng insulin”.
TOTAL 3.67