insulin
Diseases Process
Patient was instructed on diabetes. All body cells require glucose for energy. Glucose enters body cells with the help of a hormone called insulin
, which acts somewhat like a gatekeeper. If the body becomes less responsive to insulin
, or if the body is not producing insulin
, glucose cannot pass through the cell wall and the cell "starves."
Instructed on some potential factors of hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), such as not using enough insulin
or oral diabetes medication, not injecting insulin
properly or using expired insulin
, not following your diabetes eating plan, being inactive, having an illness or infection and using certain medications, such as steroids.
Patient instructed on the importance of alternating insulin
injection sites, reviewed alternative injection sites. Instructed injecting into the same spot can cause lipohypertrophy, the buildup of fat under the skin, which can slow the absorption of insulin
, or lipoatrophy, the wasting of fat under the skin, which can be unsightly.
Instructed in insulin
.This is used to decrease blood glucose levels, by replacing insulin
not produced by the pancreas.
Instructed patient on insulin
. It is widely used to decrease blood glucose levels by replacing insulin
not produced by the pancreas.
Patient was instructed on how to remove bubble from the syringe. Draw up the insulin
slowly and steadily. When bubbles are forming in the syringe means that the drawing has been done too fast, so push the insulin
back into the bottle and re-draw. Patient was told to do this many times as needed until the bubbles are gone.
Caregiver was instructed on injecting at the proper depth is an important part of good injection technique. Insulin
be injected in the subcutaneous fat, which is the layer of fat just below the skin. If injected too deep, the insulin
could go into muscle, where it's absorbed faster but might not last so long.
Patient was instructed on Hyperglycemia. Whether the decreased insulin
activity is due to a amount of insulin
, the results are the same
Patient was instructed on Hyperglycemia. High blood sugar develops when there is too little insulin
or when the body fails to respond properly to the insulin
in the blood. High blood sugar emergencies often develop because of some underlying condition that may not be obvious, such as a heart attack, infection, or surgery.
Patient was instructed on hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia may result from a variety of causes that include: Too much insulin
. Tumors in the pancreas (insulin
omas), certain disorders of the pancreas, or some autoimmune diseases can cause too much insulin
to be produced. These conditions are rare.