Patient was educated on how to take dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors as follows: Take the medication at the same time every day, to avoid forgetting the medication. Maintain good regular eating habits. Do not skip your meals. Maintain compliance with your dietary recommendations, as ordered. Maintain compliance with any exercise scheduled prescribed by your doctor. Try not to overdo on your exercise. Take weight reading at least twice a week and maintain a log of [...]

Patient was educated on dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors and their mechanism of action as follows: Some individuals with type-2 diabetes are deficient in the secretion of incretins. The deficiency in incretin secretion will contribute to reduced insulin secretion in these individuals, which leads to elevated blood sugars. Over time, Incretins are naturally degraded by the action of enzyme, dipeptidyl peptidase. Inhibition of the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase, by these medications (Gliptins, in short) allows the incretins [...]