Patient education and management:
teaching of insulin
Maintain a healthy diet - ?
Exercise regularly
Advise of the importance of monitoring BG and attached risks of not
Keep sweets as a sugar source to treat if it occurs
Vision may be blurred during the first - weeks of insulin therapy
Avoid alcoholic beverages, which may cause
If sick - , always monitor BG and/or ketones every 2-4 hours, drink lots of fluid, rest, contact GP if persistent fever, vomiting, SOB, dehydration, loss of vision, chest pain, diarrhoea, BG above 14 mmol/L or ketones in the urine
Establish a plan for injection sites and observe closely for changes in tissue such as , dimpling or sunken areas