Diabeatus Flashcards
Criteria for dx DM
1) HcbA1c >6.5 or
2) FBG >126 or
3) 2 hour BG >200 after 75 g OGTT or
4) Random BG >200 in pt w/ hyperBG sx
5) In abscence of sx of hyperBG, the first 3 options should be confirmed with repeat testing
Drugs to stim insulin release
Sulfonureas/glucotrol/amaryl
Meglitinides/repaglinide/prandin
Insulin sensitizers
Biguanides/metformin/glucophage
Thiazos/actos
Alpha glucosidase inhibitors
CHO blockers
acarbose/precose
Miglitol/glyset
DPP-4 inhibitors
-gliptins
How to start Metformin
Begin with 500 mg before largest meal
Increase 500 mg weekly, before bfast and dinner
Maximum rec metformin dose
2550 mg/d (most clinicians stop at 2 g)
Traditional rec tx order of DM2
Lifestyle changes
Oral agents
Bedtime humulin N (NPH)
Newer rec tx
Once daily peakless, long acting insulin glargine/lantus at bedtime
(after lifestyle, oral agents)
How to start bedtime insulin
Giver intermed Humulin N
or long acting Lantus/glargine
0.15 units/kg (max 15) or 10-15 units and monitor
Lispro
humalog
Aspart
Novolog
Glulisine
Apidra
Regular
Humulin R
NPH
neutral protamine Hagedorn
Humulin N