6. Scarlet N. Gray is a 55 year-old female living with Type 2 Diabetes. The following conversation takes place during a
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:23 am
6. Scarlet N. Gray is a 55 year-old female living withType 2 Diabetes. The following conversation takes place during arecent visit with Scarlet:
You: How did your recent doctor visitgo?
Scarlet: Bleh. They changed my therapy toinsulin and some oral anti-diabetic drug. I just dread thoseinsulin injections. I don’t understand why I can’t just swallow aninsulin pill, similar to how I swallow my other medication.
You: Hmm...uh, Scarlet, are you okay? Youdon’t look very good...
Scarlet: I don’t feel very good. I’msweating, shaking, and I feel like I could faint.
You: I think we need to get you help,fast!
1. Why is insulin administered as an injection, whereas oralanti-diabetic drugs are administered as a pill or tablet? Usescientific mechanisms to support your answer.
You: How did your recent doctor visitgo?
Scarlet: Bleh. They changed my therapy toinsulin and some oral anti-diabetic drug. I just dread thoseinsulin injections. I don’t understand why I can’t just swallow aninsulin pill, similar to how I swallow my other medication.
You: Hmm...uh, Scarlet, are you okay? Youdon’t look very good...
Scarlet: I don’t feel very good. I’msweating, shaking, and I feel like I could faint.
You: I think we need to get you help,fast!
1. Why is insulin administered as an injection, whereas oralanti-diabetic drugs are administered as a pill or tablet? Usescientific mechanisms to support your answer.