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 [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon precautions to be observed while taking insulin as follows: Take the medication at the same time, every day, to avoid forgetting the medication. Taking insulin at regularly spaced intervals along with compliance for recommended dietary measures helps to prevent any gross fluctuations in blood sugar numbers and maintain them in the target range. Discuss with your physician or nutritionist regarding your recommended diet plan and calorie intake limitations, if any. Maintain [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon measures to be observed while loading insulin as follows: While using a pen, prime the pen before each administration of insulin dose. Priming helps to remove the air in the needle. You can do this by turning the dosage knob to 2 units indicator and pressing on the injector button. Make sure you see some insulin ejected out. Then turn the dosage knob to the recommended units on dose indicator. While [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon side-effects of insulin administration as follows: Lipodystrophy Insulin is administered into the less sensitive layer of fatty tissue, just underneath the skin (subcutaneous fat). Injecting insulin into the fat layer beneath the skin can help absorption of insulin into the blood stream at a desired and consistent rate. Administering insulin over and over again in the same subcutaneous site can lead to development of scar tissue from serious damage to the subcutaneous fat [...]