According to the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 25.6 million people older than 20 years have diabetes in the US.

According to the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 25.6 million people older than 20 years have diabetes in the US. The number of people diagnosed with prediabetes is also alarmingly high at 54 million.

You are eating lunch in the hospital cafeteria. As you exit the cafeteria, a patient’s family member recognizes that you are the pharmacy tech who brought the medications to her mom’s room each day. She states her mom was released two days ago, and was started on insulin. She begins to ask you questions about the insulin dosing and the precautions to take mixing the insulins.

2. Initial Post: Create a new thread and answer all three parts of the initial prompt below

If you were the pharmacist (instead of a tech) and could provide information, how would you respond to the question?

Since you are in the cafeteria, how much information do you want to share with the patient’s family member?

What resources could you direct her to that will help with diabetes care?