Hyperglycemia Teaching 729

Charting language
Patient was instructed on Hyperglycemia. The way diabetes is managed changes with age. Insulin production decrease because of age-related impairment of pancreatic beta cells. Additionally insulin resistance increase because of the loss of lean tissue and the accumulation of fat, particularly intra-abdominal fat, and the decreased tissue sensitivity to insulin.

Reviewed November 2017

Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.