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.
- Usually the hormone insulin made by the beta cells of the pancreas, regulates how much glucose should be in the blood.
- More insulin leads to more uptake of glucose from the blood into the organs for use and storage.
- Insulin also stimulates the liver to absorb and store any excess glucose that is in the blood.
- High insulin will promote glucose uptake, glycolysis (break down of glucose), and glycogenesis (formation of storage form of glucose called glycogen), as well as uptake and synthesis of amino acids, proteins, and fat.
