Patient was educated to group the following three activities as a set, so as to prevent an episode of hypoglycemia. Check your blood sugar and determine your dose of insulin. Administer the insulin shot. Have your meal.

Patient was educated on sliding-scale insulin therapy as follows: In the sliding-scale method, the dose of insulin to be taken is based on your blood sugar level, just before your meal. If the pre-meal blood sugar is high, you take higher dose of insulin. In this therapy model, blood sugar is taken about four times a day (every four to six hours, before every meal) and the dose of insulin to be taken is based [...]