Instructed patient on possible causes of hyperglycemia such as too little insulin, too much or the wrong kind of food, infection, injury, illness, decreased activity.
Instructed patient about accurate preparation of insulin syringes using aseptic techniques.
Instructed patient on oral diabetic agents. When properly used, these agents stimulate insulin release from the pancreas to help control glucose levels.
Instructed patient on possible causes of high blood sugars such as: excess food, insufficient insulin, and lack of exercise, stress, infection or fever.
Instructed patient that insulin/oral diabetic agents are used to relief the symptoms and not to cure the disease.
Instructed patient on Diabetes diagnosis, which occurs when the pancreas has partial or total lack of insulin production.
Patient was instructed on type I diabetes. For people with type I diabetes, taking insulin is crucial. With type I diabetes the body doesn
Instructed in possible causes of hypoglicemia such as too much insulin, not enough food, overexertion or GI disturbance.
Taught that insufficient insulin may lead to high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia).
Taught that excess insulin and unusual exercise may lead to low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia).