Question

A client with diabetes mellitus develops sinusitis and otitis media accompanied by a temperature of 100.8° f (38.2° c). what effect do these findings have on his need for insulin?

Answer 1

Insulin helps in defending the body by stimulating immune cells to fight infections (like in otitis and sinusitis) through the penetration of glucose into the cells.• The decline in primary immune defense in diabetics is corrected by insulin.• The action of insulin on the phagocytic and bactericidal activity of polynuclear and macrophages.• The action of insulin on the production of certain cytokines.