Patient/caregiver was instructed upon precautions to be observed while taking insulin as follows: Insulin helps to promote shifting of glucose from the blood into the cells of body tissues. This helps with reducing/regulating the blood sugar levels and contributes towards improved blood sugar control. If the blood sugars are being overly corrected with insulin administration, individuals can present with severely low blood sugars (hypoglycemia). Individuals with hypoglycemia can present with symptoms, such as, dizziness, confusion, [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon precautions to be observed while taking insulin as follows: While injecting insulin into the abdominal fat, avoid injecting it into the 5 cm area around the umbilicus, as medication injected here is poorly absorbed, thus compromising the therapeutic benefit. Keep a close watch on the previous skin sites insulin was administered. Note for the development of scar tissue or lumpy masses at these injection sites. Going forward, avoid administering insulin into [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon precautions to be observed while taking insulin as follows: Do not share insulin with your friends and family. There are a variety of insulins available and they differ from each other widely. Insulin prescribed to you could be different from insulin prescribed to friends/family. Insert the needle at 90-degree angle to the skin surface straight down to administer the dose. Lean individuals with poor fat can pinch the skin and insert [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon precautions to be observed while taking insulin as follows: If you are administering rapid acting insulin, your blood sugar levels can fall in a short span. So, compliance with eating a meal or snack in about 30 minutes of insulin administration can help prevent dangerous hypoglycemic episodes. So, diabetic individuals receiving rapid acting insulins must have their meal or snack handy before the shot is administered, to be consumed at the [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon precautions to be observed while taking insulin as follows: Do not skip a meal, while taking any medications to regulate your blood sugars. Skipping a meal or undereating can bring the blood sugars down. Observing compliance with insulin intake in the backdrop of skipped meal or undereating can lower the blood sugars to dangerous levels, thus precipitating an emergency. Sudden changes in dietary patterns, acute weight gain, acute weight loss, and [...]