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Insulin Teaching 742Diseases ProcessPatient was instructed on diabetes with injury. People who have diabetes are vulnerable to nerve and vascular damage that can result in loss of protective sensation in the feet, poor circulation, and poor healing of foot ulcers. Careful attention needs to be p...Insulin Teaching 741Diseases ProcessPatient was instructed on diabetes with illness. Taking the medications, testing the blood glucose levels, and staying hydrated are all parts of managing the diabetes during sick days.Insulin Teaching 740Diseases ProcessPatient was instructed on diabetes with illness. Managing diabetes on a daily basis can be a challenge, but experiencing illness or an injury can add additional stress to the maintenance. When people with diabetes are sick with a cold, flu, or other infection,... Insulin Teaching 739Diseases ProcessInstructed patient to store insulin properly and to check expiration date. Advised not to use insulin that changed color or use any other brand other than the one ordered by MD.Insulin Teaching 738Diseases ProcessInstructed patient on the importance to inject insulin not exactly in the same place each time, but move around in the same area so the insulin reaches the blood with the same speed with each shot.Insulin Teaching 737Diseases ProcessPatient was instructed on Insulin. There are few types of insulin. The main difference between them is how quickly they work. A fast insulin is used before meals to work in the body for a few hours as digesting. Longer acting insulin gives the body a base leve...Insulin Teaching 736Diseases ProcessPatient was instructed on Insulin. Insulin is a hormone released from the pancreas. A hormone is a chemical messenger secreted by a gland that then travels in the blood to act on other parts of the body. Insulin is the primary substance responsible for maintai...Injection Teaching 735Diseases ProcessCaregiver was instructed that most insulin enters the blood, Injection Teaching 734Diseases ProcessCaregiver was instructed that insulin is absorbed at different speeds depending on where are inject, so it's best to consistently use the same part of the body for each of the daily injections. For example, do not inject the lunch bolus dose in the abdomen on ...Injection Teaching 733Diseases ProcessCaregiver was instructed that most people pinch up a fold of skin and insert the needle at aangle to the skin fold. To pinch the skin properly, follow these steps: Squeeze a couple of inches of skin between the thumb and two fingers, pulling the skin and fat a...

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