Patient/caregiver was instructed upon side-effects of insulin administration as follows: Hypoglycemia Insulin is a hormone naturally produced by the pancreas in your body. Insulin helps with shifting the glucose from the blood into the cells of body tissues. This helps with regulating the blood sugar levels. Excess physical activity to recommended, noncompliance with mealtimes, reduced nutrition intake, sudden changes in dietary patterns, acute weight loss, and many other factors could change the insulin requirements in [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon contraindications for insulin administration as follows: Insulin use should be avoided in individuals with prior history of serious allergic reactions to insulin administration. But allergy to insulin is a rare condition. Insulin is primarily metabolized in the liver and kidney and is significantly excreted in urine by the kidneys. Individuals with liver and/or renal disease cannot metabolize and/or excrete insulin normally. In such patients with compromised liver/renal functions, insulin can stay [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon indications for insulin administration as follows:  Gestational diabetes Gestational diabetes is a condition of poor blood sugar control that pregnant women develop. Placenta in pregnant women produces certain hormones that block or reduce the action of insulin. Reduced action of insulin hormone in individuals with gestational diabetes leads to poor shifting of glucose from the blood into the cells of body tissues. This leads to poor regulation of blood sugar levels with [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon indications for insulin administration as follows:  Type 2 diabetes: Insulin is a hormone naturally produced by the pancreas and helps with glucose metabolism and shifting of glucose from 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 [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon how to take insulin as follows: 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. Subcutaneous fat is richly available in various body sites, such as, abdomen, upper & outer arms, hips, and upper & outer thighs. This makes them preferred [...]