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Instructed patient to choose a diet that emphasizes eating vegetables, fruits and whole grains.
Instructed patient on how important is to understand that a diabetic diet is not a restrictive diet, on the contrary it is a healthy, nutrient enriched diet, low in calories and fat.
Instructed patient that a diabetic diet doesnt exist by itself, a healthy diet, which can be shared with the other family members,will prevent increases in blood sugar.
Instructed patient about how overeating can affect his/her sugar levels, it does not matter if what he/she ate in excess was healthy or not.
Instructed patient to avoid the use of electrical equipment, such as, electric beds, heating pads or electric razors.
Instructed patient about the importance of injecting insulin not exactly in the same place each time, but move around in the same area so the insulin reaches the blood with the same speed with each shot.
Instructed patient that insulin shots work the fastest when given in the abdomen.
Instructed patient not to have open flames, such as pilot lights of gas stoves or water heaters, within 12 feet of any oxygen equipment.
Instructed patient about factors that can affect BS such as foods, exercises, illness, stress, quantity of insulin, and when and where insulin is administered.
Instructed patient to take medication with food to minimize GI outset.