Patient was educated on how to take sulfonylureas 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 sulfonylureas and mechanism of action as follows: Sulfonylureas are oral antidiabetic drugs, used especially in patients with type-2 diabetes. These drugs act by stimulating release of more insulin for the Beta-cells of islets of pancreas. So, these drugs are mostly used in individuals with reduced insulin secretion and in individuals who are resistant to the amount of insulin they are currently producing. Insulin secretion will lead to lowering of blood glucose [...]
Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while using stimulant laxatives as follows: Discontinue using the stimulant laxatives, if you experience any undiagnosed abdominal pain or rectal bleed. Since these laxatives decrease the transit time for the stool through the intestines and retain more water in stool, individuals can be at risk for dehydration. Caution must be exercised with regards to rehydration. A deliberate effort for rehydration should be made, as senior citizens usually [...]
Patient was educated on contraindications for using stimulant laxatives as follows: Intestinal strictures These laxatives for the most part are contraindicated in individuals with history of intestinal strictures and blockage. Increased intestinal contractions in such individuals can increase the risk for perforation of the intestines with shock and hemorrhage. Abdominal pain and cramping These laxatives usually are contraindicated in individuals with undiagnosed abdominal pain and cramping, as these complaints can deteriorate further with stimulant laxative [...]
Patient was educated on side effects of using stimulant laxatives as follows: Loss of urge Prolonged use of stimulant laxatives may result in one losing the natural urge of having a bowel movement. Chronic use of stimulant laxatives can lead to nerve damage in the colon and the colon becomes lax. The intestines might lose their natural function of elimination and become increasingly dependent on the use of laxative, to cause the effect of elimination. [...]
