Diabetes Flashcards
Which are the loose guidelines?
ADA
Which are the strict guidelines?
AACE
What is ADA A1C goal?
<7%
What is ADA pre-prandial goal?
80-130 mg/dL
What is ADA post prandial goal?
<180 mg/dL
What is AACE A1C goal?
<6.5%
What is AACE pre-prandial goal?
<110 mg/dL
What is AACE post-prandial goal?
<140 mg/dL
When would you use a strict goal?
patient <65 and without clinical ASCVD
When would you use a loose goal?
patient ≥65 OR <65 with clinical ASCVD
SGLT2s with ASCVD benefit
canagliflozin
empagliflozin
SGLT2s with CHF benefit
canagliflozin
empagliflozin
dapagliflozin
SGLT2s with CKD benefit
canagliflozin
empagliflozin
dapagliflozin
GLP-1 with ASCVD benefit
dulaglutide
liraglutide
semaglutide
TZDs with ASCVD benefit
pioglitazone
68 y/o with T2DM with ASCVD risk of 40% should be started on…
Metformin
GLP-1 or SGLT2
68 y/o T2DM with HF should be started on…
Metformin
SGLT2
68 y/o T2DM with CKD should be started on…
Metformin
SGLT2 (or GLP-1 if needed)
68 y/o T2DM needing to lose weight should be started on…
Metformin
GLP-1 or SGLT2
68 y/o T2DM needing to minimize hypoglycemia should be started on…
Metformin
DPP-4i, GLP-1, SGLT2, TZD
68 y/o T2DM worried about cost should be started on…
Metformin
SU or TZD
68 y/o T2DM starting on insulin should get…
Basal insulin
10 units or 0.1-0.2 units/kg/day
68 y/o T2DM started on 10 unit basal insulin and should be titrated…
2 units every 3 days
68 y/o T2DM started on 10 unit basal insulin and is now hypoglycemic, we should…
decrease by 10-20% (aka 1-2 units)
68 y/o T2DM started on basal insulin of 20 units and now needs prandial insulin, we should give…
4 units or 10% of basal (aka 2 units) with the largest meal
68 y/o T2DM started on basal insulin of 20 units and prandial insulin of 4 units and still needs additional blood glucose lowering we should…
stepwise addition of prandial insulin, add one meal on at a time
42 y/o T2DM with no clinical ASCVD with an A1C <7.5% should get…
Mono therapy - Metformin
42 y/o T2DM with no clinical ASCVD with an A1C ≥7.5-9% should get…
Dual or Triple Therapy
Metformin, GLP-1, SGLT2
42 y/o T2DM with no clinical ASCVD with an A1C >9% with no symptoms should get..
Dual or Triple Therapy
Metformin, GLP-1, SGLT2
42 y/o T2DM with no clinical ASCVD with an A1C >9% with symptoms should get…
Insulin and other agent
42 y/o T2DM with no clinical ASCVD with an A1C >8% starting basal insulin should get…
0.2-0.3 units/kg
42 y/o T2DM with no clinical ASCVD with an A1C <8% starting basal insulin should get…
0.1-0.2 units/kg
42 y/o T2DM with no clinical ASCVD already on 20 units of basal insulin needs to be started on prandial insulin, what could we give him…
10% of basal dose at the largest meal (aka give 2 units at lunch)
42 y/o T2DM with no clinical ASCVD needs to be started on basal and prandial insulin, what could we give him…
Begin prandial insulin before each meal
0.3 - 0.5 units/kg
50% basal / 50% prandial
Hypoglycemia is a glucose
<70 mg/dL
Hypoglycemia treatment
Check BG to confirm
Eat 15g of carb
Wait 15 minutes then re-check
Follow up with substantial snack
Severe Hypoglycemia treatment
Glucagon
AEs N/V
Hyperglycemia Signs
BG > 250
Polyuria, Nocturia, Polyphagia
Microvascular Diabetic Complications
Retinopathy, Nephropathy, Neuropathy
Macrovascular Diabetic Complication
Cerebrovascular Disease, Heart Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease
ADA blood pressure treatment
no preference unless albuminuria is present (then ACE/ARB)
AAC blood pressure treatment
drug of choice ACE/ARB
ADA ASA primary prevention
for patients with high CVD risk
AACE ASA primary prevention
when ASCVD risk score >10%
ADA ASA secondary prevention
everyone gets it
AACE ASA secondary prevention
everyone gets it
AACE guidelines say you are a candidate for obesity meds at BMI of…
≥27
AACE guidelines say you are a candidate for bariatric surgery at BMI of…
≥35
Immunizations diabetics should receive
Influenza
Pneumococcus
Hepatitis B
DCCT Trial said…
T1DM tight glucose control = less micro and macro
UKPDS Trial said…
T2DM tight glucose control = less micro and macro
Advance Trial said…
micro and macro will be decreased in T2DM with intensive therapy
Accord Trial said..
intense glucose control with ASCVD patients already isn’t great
Hospital Diabetic A1C
> 6.5%
Hospital hypoglycemia
<70
Hospital hyperglycemia
> 140
Hospital severe hypoglycemia
<40
Fasting blood glucose goal in hospital
<140
Random blood glucose goal in hospital
<180
Modify therapy in hospital when blood glucose is…
<100
T1DM insulin dosing inpatient
0.2-0.4 units/kg/day
50% as basal
50% as nutritional (divided into 3)
Use correctional for values above goal
T2DM insulin dosing inpatient
Insulin naive - 0.3-0.5 units/kg
50% as basal
50% as nutritional (divided into 3)
Use correctional for values above goal
If take insulin at home decrease by 20-25% when inpatient
DKA onset
hours to days
DKA glucose
> 250
DKA acidosis
< 7.3
DKA anion gap
> 12
DKA ketones
positive
DKA serum osmolality
<320
HHS onset
several days to weeks