Dr. Pixel — your diabetes lesson room
Diabetes Room
Six short visual lessons on the medicines and tools that help you manage type 2 diabetes. Pick a topic to begin — finish one to earn XP, then come back for another. Your care team can review your progress on the next visit.
Medical disclaimer · This information is educational only. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist before changing medication.
Watch the reading climb — green is in range, amber is borderline, red is dangerous.
🕹️ Knowledge Mini-Game · Diabetes
Not a graded test, not extra credit. Wrong picks don't penalise — XP arrives on the first correct tap, and every card can be retaken.
Insulin types
Rapid-acting, long-acting, and mixed: when each one acts.
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Rapid-acting, long-acting, and mixed: when each one acts.
This information is educational only. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist before changing medication.
Cross-condition · comorbidity intro
The foundational “why” slice the upcoming companion modules (SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists, physical activity, medical nutrition therapy, smoking cessation) will hang from. Five short topics — the numbers, then the mechanism, then where to go next.
Your last lipid panel
—mg/dL
Your last A1C
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Drag to look around · Glucose enters the proximal tubule from the blood · SGLT2 normally reabsorbs it back; an SGLT2 inhibitor blocks the transporter and the body excretes the glucose in urine — easing the cardiovascular load.
Same heart-mechanism scene, but the overlay caption is anchored to your most recent LDL — so the tubing above carries one side of comorbidity risk (glucose-driven wall stress) and the artery here carries the other (lipid-driven plaque).
🕹️ Knowledge Mini-Game · Comorbidity
Not a graded test, not extra credit. Wrong picks don't penalise — XP arrives on the first correct tap, every card can be retaken.
The numbers
Two times the post-MI mortality, up to four times the stroke risk.
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Two times the post-MI mortality, up to four times the stroke risk.
This information is educational only. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist before changing medication.
Visual lessons
All six topics are open — how your numbers and body work together, why diabetes drives heart risk, how your medication works, the fatty-liver primer you can move, the lifestyle drivers underneath your numbers, and when to ring your care team.
When this matters most
The cards above explain the diabetes primer in plain language so the next clinic visit starts from shared ground. None of this is a treatment plan. If you feel worse, notice new symptoms, or want to change your dose for any reason, ring your prescriber before adjusting.
If you ever feel dizzy, faint, or develop nausea with fruity-smelling breath or unusual tiredness, stop and call your care team right away— those can be early signs of diabetic ketoacidosis. Ask your doctor how to handle sick days before they happen.
Any dose change belongs to your prescriber — usually tapered over weeks, never a sudden stop. Always consult your prescriber before starting, stopping, or restarting a missed dose.
If your last liver panel was over a year ago, ask your doctor at the next visit whether it is time to re-check. Always consult your care team before scheduling or interpreting any labs.
Same rule for OTC products — always ask your doctor or pharmacist before combining a prescription drug with an OTC product or supplement.
Medical disclaimer · This information is educational only. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist before changing medication.
🏁 Closing knowledge check
Finish the ten core comorbidity topics, then take this short four-question check on SGLT2 medicines, cardiovascular risk, lifestyle pillars, and care-team next steps.
Final knowledge check
A short closing check on SGLT2 medicines, cardiovascular risk, lifestyle pillars, and care-team next steps.
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A short closing check on SGLT2 medicines, cardiovascular risk, lifestyle pillars, and care-team next steps.
This information is educational only. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist before changing medication.