Patient was educated on how to take Janumet as follows:

1. Take Janumet at the same time every day, to avoid forgetting the medication.
2. Maintain good regular eating habits. Do not skip your meals.
3. Maintain compliance with your dietary recommendations, as ordered.
4. Maintain compliance with any exercise scheduled prescribed by your doctor. Try not to overdo on your exercise.
5. Take weight reading at least twice a week and maintain a log of every reading for comparative feedback. Maintain an ideal weight for your height.
6. Maintain strict compliance with intake of Janumet as ordered, with regards to dosage and frequency, to derive the benefit of the medication.
7. Do not change the dose on Janumet without consulting your doctor.
8. Maintain a log of every day blood sugar readings for comparative feedback, as to how well the medication is helping to control the blood sugars.
9. Take a blood sugar reading before you take the dose of Janumet. If the blood sugar is too low, despite eating regularly and without skipping a meal, you can defer taking Janumet for that dose and notify your doctor regarding the same.
10. Keeping a track of frequency of episodes of low blood sugars, despite eating regularly, can help your physician revise your dose on the medication.
11. Also, notify your doctor, if the blood sugar continues to be high, despite taking Janumet as recommended, so that, your medication dose could be revised.