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Anna would need to understand the nutrition content of foods, portion sizes, blood glucose numbers and ranges, and how to accurately take pills or injections.\u00a0 Numeracy skills would be a critical part of Anna\u2019s daily diabetes management.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supporting numeracy skills<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s say Anna is just learning to check and log her blood sugars.\u00a0 She has just checked her blood sugar, and needs to log the result and determine what action to take, based on her blood glucose meter reading.\u00a0 Her blood sugar log simply says:<\/p>\n<p><em>Write down the results of your before- and after-meal blood sugar in the log below.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Your before-meal blood sugar should be in the range of 70-130 mg\/dL<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Your after-meal blood sugar \u00a0should be below 180 mg\/dL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"><strong>My blood sugar results<\/strong> mg\/dL<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"132\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Before meals<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>After meals<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Instead, we can provide clearer direction and ways to facilitate understanding and action such as:<\/p>\n<p><em>Write down the results of your before and after-meal blood sugars in the log below.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Your <strong>before meal blood sugars<\/strong> should be <strong>between<\/strong> <strong>70 and 130 mg\/dL<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Your <strong>after meal blood sugars<\/strong> should be <strong>between 70 and 180 mg\/dL<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"53\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"154\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"186\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Write your blood sugar results here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"9\" valign=\"top\" width=\"53\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>My blood sugar results<\/strong> mg\/dL<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"154\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"90\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Before meal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"96\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>After <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>meal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" valign=\"top\" width=\"77\">\n<p align=\"center\">High*<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"77\">Higher than 300<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"90\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"96\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"77\">261 &#8211; 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You cna&#8217;t see me!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>*If your blood sugar numbers are in the high or low ranges, follow your doctor\u2019s instructions on what to do to treat low or high blood sugar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supporting numeracy in our efforts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Studies have shown that people with low or even basic literacy levels often have poor understanding and control of their conditions and are less likely to actively participate in their healthcare decision making \u2013 whether that be making and attending appointments, clearly understanding what healthcare providers communicate, or accurately taking medication.\u00a0 And as the trend in chronic health care moves toward more patient self-management and collaborative team care, health literacy \u2013 and numeracy \u2013become even more important.\u00a0 As experts and professionals working with adult learners, we can support learners\u2019 health literacy and numeracy skills by making clear communications for use in the field, in research and practice, and by touting valuable resources for healthcare providers to use with patients.<\/p>\n<p>Some resources and research tools available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American Medical Association\u2019s Health Literacy and Patient Safety:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/ama\/pub\/about-ama\/ama-foundation\/our-programs\/public-health\/health-literacy-program\/health-literacy-kit.page\">Help Patients Understand educational kit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terc.edu\/work\/644.html\">EMPower curriculum for adults<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mc.vanderbilt.edu\/diabetes\/drtc\/preventionandcontrol\/tools.php\">Diabetes Literacy and Numeracy Educational Toolkit (DLNET)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mc.vanderbilt.edu\/diabetes\/trtc\/preventionadncontrol\/tools.php\">Diabetes Numeracy Test (DNT)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><em><a href=\"http:\/\/healthed.typepad.com\/healthed-blog\/healthed-bios.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erika Heiges<\/a> is the Director of Health Education at <a href=\"http:\/\/healthed.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HealthEd<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Numbers, numbers, numbers.\u00a0 Just like words, they\u2019re everywhere in the information we read.\u00a0 Numbers are used to quantify something, to interpret a message in order to take action.\u00a0 I often come across numbers and marvel at how unruly, complex, and <a href=\"https:\/\/floridaliteracy.org\/blog\/2011\/10\/18\/erika-heiges-numeracy-a-key-component-of-health-literacy\/\"> Read 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