Patient was educated on insulin resistance as follows: Insulin resistance is a condition in which muscle, fat, and liver cells do not respond properly to insulin and thus cannot easily pick up glucose from the blood. This leads to increased blood glucose levels in the body. Since the body is not responding to the usual level of insulin, a higher level of insulin is needed to meet the metabolic demand. The beta cells in the [...]
Patient was educated on insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes as follows: In insulin resistance, muscle, fat, and liver cells do not respond properly to insulin and thus cannot easily pick up glucose from the blood. Since the normal insulin levels are unable to help uptake of glucose, the body needs higher levels of insulin to promote this uptake. The beta cells in the pancreas try to keep up with this increased demand for insulin [...]
Patient was educated on metabolic actions of insulin as follows: When blood glucose levels rise after a meal, the pancreas releases insulin into the blood. Insulin helps transport glucose in the blood into the cells and tissues throughout the body. Insulin helps cells in the muscle, fat, and liver absorb glucose from the bloodstream. When the glucose is transported from the blood to tissues, the blood glucose levels fall. Insulin stimulates the liver and muscle [...]
Patient was educated on the regulation of insulin production as follows: When there is excess of glucose in blood, more insulin secretion is stimulated and this insulin stimulates cells to absorb enough glucose from the blood for the energy that they need. Insulin release is triggered after a meal when there is a rise in blood glucose. Under conditions when blood glucose levels fall, such as, during fasting or after exercise, insulin levels fall too. [...]
Patient was educated on pancreas and hormones secreted from pancreas as follows: Pancreas is an organ sitting behind the stomach in the abdomen. Pancreas serves major metabolic functions with the hormones it produces. Pancreas has 2 major types of cells, alpha cells and beta cells. Alpha cells produce hormone called glucagon and beta cells produce hormone called insulin. The major function of glucagon is to breakdown glycogen (the storage form of glucose) to make glucose. [...]