Patient was educated on insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes as follows:

1. In insulin resistance, muscle, fat, and liver cells do not respond properly to insulin and thus cannot easily pick up glucose from the blood.
2. Since the normal insulin levels are unable to help uptake of glucose, the body needs higher levels of insulin to promote this uptake.
3. The beta cells in the pancreas try to keep up with this increased demand for insulin and so, produce more insulin.
4. This increased insulin secretion will help uptake of glucose from the blood and thereby, overcome the insulin resistance and help blood glucose levels stay in the healthy range.
5. Over time, the muscle and liver cells do not respond to this increased level of insulin too, and the demand for insulin secretion further increases and the beta cells of pancreas fail to meet the body’s increased demand for insulin.
6. Without enough insulin, excess glucose builds up in the bloodstream, leading to Type 2 diabetes.