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 decreases, the [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on Saxagliptin 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. [...]