This learning module is intended to assist outpatient professional nurses in teaching patients to measure and administer their own insulin and to deal with diabetic emergencies when out of the hospital. The instructor's information (presented in an appendix) includes an overview of the topics covered in the patient module, general directions for presenting the module to diabetic patients, and page-by-page directions for completing blanks in the student module by supplying information pertaining to the patient's own type of insulin, dose regimen, physician, and special instructions. The student module includes information sheets with blanks allowing them to be customized to the individual patient's drug regimen. The following topics are covered on the patient information sheets: prerequisite computational skills, insulin and how it works, why insulin needs to be injected, insulin storage, procedures for measuring insulin and preparing the syringe, techniques for administering the injection, syringe disposal, travel hints, and diabetic emergencies. Three knowledge review exercises and a module posttest are also included. (MN)