Patient was educated on Pioglitazone and its mechanism of action as follows:
- Pioglitazone is an oral antidiabetic medication, used especially in patients with type-2 diabetes.
- Individuals with type 2 diabetes develop resistance to insulin produced in the body. So, they present with elevated blood sugar.
- Pioglitazone acts by reducing insulin resistance and increasing the sensitivity of body cells to insulin. Pioglitazone also results in synthesis of new fat cells.
- This leads to increased glucose uptake by the body cells and consequently, result in reduced blood sugar and control of diabetes.
- Control of blood sugars over time with Pioglitazone also results in lowering of hemoglobin A1c, which is an indicator of blood glucose control over the past 2 to 3 months.
- Pioglitazone can be used either alone or in combination with other medications, such as, metformin for better management of the blood sugars.
