Patient was educated on the regulation of insulin production as follows: When there is excess of glucose in blood, more insulin secretion is stimulated and this insulin stimulates cells to absorb enough glucose from the blood for the energy that they need. Insulin release is triggered after a meal when there is a rise in blood glucose. Under conditions when blood glucose levels fall, such as, during fasting or after exercise, insulin levels fall too. [...]

Patient was educated on pancreas and hormones secreted from pancreas as follows: Pancreas is an organ sitting behind the stomach in the abdomen. Pancreas serves major metabolic functions with the hormones it produces. Pancreas has 2 major types of cells, alpha cells and beta cells. Alpha cells produce hormone called glucagon and beta cells produce hormone called insulin. The major function of glucagon is to breakdown glycogen (the storage form of glucose) to make glucose. [...]