Patient/caregiver was educated on indications for Onglyza as follows: Type 2 diabetes: Insulin is a hormone that helps with shifting the glucose in the blood into the cells of body tissues. This helps with regulating the blood sugar levels and providing nutrition to the cells of body tissues. Type-2 diabetes is a condition in which your body becomes resistant to the action insulin. Resistance to action of insulin hormone leads to poor shifting of glucose [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on role of incretins in regulating blood sugars as follows: Post-meal rise in the blood glucose levels act as stimulus for the release of a natural hormone from the intestines, called Incretin. Incretin in turn stimulates secretion of insulin from the pancreas. Insulin helps with shifting the glucose from the blood into the cells of body tissues. This helps with lowering and regulating the blood glucose levels. Progressively as the blood sugar [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on Onglyza and its mechanism of action as follows: Post-meal rise in the blood glucose levels act as stimulus for the release of a natural hormones from the intestine, called Incretins. Incretins in turn stimulate secretion of insulin from the pancreas. Insulin helps with shifting the glucose from the blood into the cells of body tissues. This helps with lowering and regulating the blood glucose levels. The action of incretins is time-bound. [...]