Multidisciplinary Approach to Managing Diabetes Complications: The Roles of Nursing, Pharmacy, Radiology, Physiotherapy, and Public Health Teams

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by increased blood glucose levels that result from either impaired insulin production, action, or both. It affects millions of people across the globe and is linked with varying complications that may tremendously affect health and quality of life in individuals. The differential and systemic nature of the complications of diabetes really calls for a multidisciplinary approach in the management where various professionals in health care come on board to offer a more integrated and holistic management option.

Aim of work: To explore the pivotal roles of nursing, pharmacy, radiology, physiotherapy, and public health teams in managing diabetes complications.

Methods: We conducted a comprehensive search in the MEDLINE database's electronic literature using the following search terms: Multidisciplinary, Approach, Managing, Diabetes, Complications, Roles, Nursing, Pharmacy, Radiology, Physiotherapy, and Public Health Teams. The search was restricted to publications from 2016to 2024 in order to locate relevant content. We performed a search on Google Scholar to locate and examine academic papers that pertain to my subject matter. The selection of articles was impacted by certain criteria for inclusion.

Results: The publications analyzed in this study encompassed from 2016 to 2024. The study was structured into various sections with specific headings in the discussion section.

Conclusion:The multidisciplinary approach towards managing complications brought about by diabetes brings together the roles of nursing, pharmacy, radiology, physiotherapy, and public health teams. Every single profession brings its own skill and perspective in order to solve complex problems brought about by diabetes. Nurses are taught with the provision of care and nursing education to empower patients when it comes to self-management of the condition. Pharmacists optimize medication regimens with a safety profile as well as efficacy in treating the conditions. Radiologists use advanced imaging of detection that would also enable shadowing of the complications, while physiotherapists enhance function and mobility. Education prevention and in policy advocacy are what public health teams tackle. They concern themselves with diabetes at the population level through all these professionals' collaboration and allow for a very comprehensive patient-centered approach that allows individual needs of patients living with diabetes to be packed into management. It can be said that healthcare teams can mitigate the effects of complications, improve quality of life, and reduce the burden of diabetes.