The present study investigated the effect of high-quality nursing and health education on glucose and lipid metabolism and quality of life in elderly patients with diabetes. It enrolled 99 elderly patients with diabetes admitted to the hospital and divided them into an observation group (n=57) and a control group (n=42) based on different nursing methods. The study evaluated nursing satisfaction, self-management ability, blood lipid index, and negative emotions of the two groups of patients before and after nurse intervention. 

The study observed-

• A decrease in the fasting blood glucose level of the two groups of patients 2 hours after a meal, after nursing. The observation group showed lower levels than the control group.
• Decrease in the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) scores of the two groups of patients after nursing. The observation group showed lower scores than the control group.
• No significant difference in the quality-of-life scores between the two groups before the nursing intervention. While an increase in the quality-of-life scores of the two groups after the nursing intervention. The observation group showed higher scores than the control group.
• Significantly Lower serum triglyceride (TG), cholesterol (TC), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in the observation group than the control group after nursing, while significantly higher serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in the observation group than the control group.
• Significantly higher nursing satisfaction and self-management scores in the observation group.

This study shows the potential of High-quality nursing in improving glucose and lipid metabolism levels and quality of life in elderly patients with diabetes, which is worthy of clinical application.

Am J Transl Res. 2021 Dec 15;13(12):14015-14022. PMID: 35035743; PMCID: PMC8748163.