Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Apidra as follows:
- Maintain compliance with your dietary calorie recommendations, as ordered. Ingestion of excess calories can lead to poor blood sugar management and potentially can lead to increase in the Apidra dose. Excess of dietary calories can result in weight gain and complicate the management of diabetes.
- Observe for any signs and symptoms of lipodystrophy, such as, thinning of subcutaneous fat in some areas of the skin along with deposition of extra fat in some other areas. Patients also present with poor blood sugar management and symptoms of hyperglycemia, secondary to impaired insulin absorption. Observe compliance with rotation of Apidra administration sites to avoid this complication from developing.
- Maintain good regular eating habits. Do not skip your meals.
- If the blood sugar is too low, despite eating regularly and without skipping a meal, you can defer taking the shot for that dose and notify your doctor regarding the same.
