Patient was educated on how to take biguanides 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 every reading for [...]
Patient was educated on biguanides and mechanism of action as follows: Biguanides are oral antidiabetic drugs, used especially in patients with Type-2 diabetes. Biguanides control the blood sugars by the following mechanisms: Decreasing gluconeogenesis – Gluconeogenesis is a process that occurs in the human body in which glucose is made from sources other than carbohydrates, such as, proteins and fats. Gluconeogenesis results in increased blood sugar levels. Biguanides inhibit gluconeogenesis in the liver, thereby, contributing [...]
Patient was educated on precautions to be taken while using Beta-2 agonists as follows: Closely watch for any worsening of asthmatic symptoms, such as, increasing wheezing, increased frequency of exacerbation of shortness of breath, reducing endurance, and feeling tiresome. Any worsening of asthmatic symptoms must be reported immediately. Observe compliance with taking blood pressure readings every day and maintain a log of the same. Any consistent drop in blood pressure while using the Beta-2 agonists [...]
Patient was educated on side effects of Beta-2 agonists as follows: Patients taking Beta-2 agonists can sometimes present with worsening of asthmatic symptoms, with increasing wheezing, increased frequency of exacerbation of shortness of breath, reducing endurance, and feeling tiresome. Any worsening of asthmatic symptoms must be reported immediately. Stimulation of Beta-2 receptors in the vascular smooth muscle by these medications can result in relaxation of the smooth muscle of the blood vessels, leading to reduced [...]
Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while using a Beta-2 agonist diskus as follows: Do not use a spacer with the Beta-2 agonist inhalation diskus, as spacers cannot help powder form of the inhaler. Do not wet or wash the diskus and the mouthpiece. Always, maintain them dry. After loading the medication ready to inhale, one important precaution regarding using a diskus is to not drop the diskus or change the position of [...]
