Chronic disease prevention has become an engrained intervention in every acute care nurse’s daily routine. Every nurse is taught discharge teaching begins upon admission. So when we discuss chronic disease such as diabetes, it no different. We educate every patient on lifestyle modification i.e. weight loss and healthy eating habits. However, what if a genetic predisposition linked your susceptibility to diabetes? The commonality of a patient having diabetes is very high in the acute care setting. Due to how common diabetes is in my work setting, I feel that it certainly is overlooked when educating a patient. The reality is diabetes can alter the progression of many disease pathways. Therefore, further discussion is warranted on how policy
