Patient was educated on the side effects of short-acting insulins as follows: Hypoglycemia Hypoglycemia happens to be the most common side effect with short-acting insulins. The risk for this complication multiplies with the patient being noncompliant with the time of insulin administration, stacking up the doses of insulin too close, and highly irregular eating habits with improper mealtimes. During the episode of hypoglycemia, patients can present with dizziness, headache, hunger, sweating, weakness, irritability, tremors, increased [...]

Patient was educated on how to take short-acting insulins as below: Take the insulin shot at the same time every day, to avoid forgetting the shot. This also helps to avoid lags in insulin coverage or stacking up the doses of insulin too close. Forgetting the shot can precipitate an episode of elevated blood sugars. Since these insulins have a short duration of onset of action, the shot must be taken no more than 30 [...]

Patient was educated on short-acting insulins as below: Short-acting insulins are insulins that are fast acting and have a shorter duration of action than insulins belonging to the intermediate and long-acting groups. These insulins have a short onset of action of 30 minutes. The action of these insulins peak in about 2 to 3 hours. These insulins continue to exert their action for a total duration of 4 to 6 hours. Examples of regular or [...]