Question

An adult patient with type 2 diabetes is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. As the nurse is preparing to administer insulin to the patient, the patient asks, “Why do I need insulin? I usually manage my diabetes with oral medicine.” How should the nurse respond?

Please answer in no less than 150 words.

Answer 1

Type 2diabetes is one of causative factor for pneumonia especially staphylococcal pneumonia. It increase the morbidity and mortality of patient. Study suggested that oral hypoglycemic agent have increase the risk of developing immune system disorder especially respiratory tracts infection. In type 2 diabetes insulin produced but it not utilized effectively. Oral hypoglycemic agent stimulate the action of insulin. In a patient with type 2diabetes and pneumonia it also increase the blood sugar level and finally leads death. So the insulin produced by the body cannot control the blood sugar level. If we are administer insulin it control blood sugar level.