Diabetes Flashcards
Agents used in the management of diabetes:
a. metformin increases insulin secretion
a. False, Metformin decreases blood glucose levels by decreasing hepatic glucose production (gluconeogenesis), decreasing the intestinal absorption of glucose, and increasing insulin sensitivity by increasing peripheral glucose uptake and utilization
Agents used in the management of diabetes:
b. insulin glargine has a faster onset of action than insulin aspart
b. False, insulin Lispro, Aspart, Glulisine are ultra-fast acting. Insulin glargine and determir are long-acting insulin
Agents used in the management of diabetes:
c. rosiglitazone is an insulin sensitizer
c. True, Thiazolidinediones such as Rosiglitazone and Pioglitazone and biguanides (metformin) are insulin sensitizers
Agents used in the management of diabetes:
d. repeated insulin injections at the same site causes abnormal fat distribution
d. True
Agents used in the management of diabetes:
e. orally ingested alcohol potentiates the hypoglycaemic effect of insulin
e. True, Alcohol, Salicylates and β adrenoceptor antagonists all potentiate hypocalcaemia effects
In the treatment of diabetes:
a. insulin increases glucose uptake by tissue cells
a. True
In the treatment of diabetes:
b. gliclazide inhibits the release of endogenous insulin
b. False, Sulfonylureas (Glibenclamide, Gliclazide, Glipazide and Glimepiride) and Meglitinides (Repaglinide and Nateglanide) are insulin secretagogues
In the treatment of diabetes:
c. metformin is prescribed when no endogenous insulin is present in the patient
c. False, metformin increases insulin sensitivity. Thus, with no endogenous insulin, it will have no effect
In the treatment of diabetes:
d. metformin increases the lactic acidosis
d. True
In the treatment of diabetes:
e. insulin is administered orally
e. False, IM or Subcut
In the treatment of diabetes:
a. insulin aspart has a shorter duration of action than insulin isophane
a. True, insulin Lispro, Aspart, Glulisine are ultra-fast acting and insulin isophane is an intermediate acting insulin
In the treatment of diabetes:
b. insulin inhibits uptake of glucose into cells
b. False, insulin Regulates glucose metabolism,
- Inhibits the release of glucagon
- ↑ lipogenesis
- ↓ Lipolysis
- ↑ amino acid transport into cell
- ↓ blood levels of glucose, free fatty acids and ketones
In the treatment of diabetes:
c. insulin is contraindicated in pregnancy
c. False, safe in pregnancy
In the treatment of diabetes:
d. insulin is preferred to oral glibenclamide following major surgery
d. True, glibenclamide is CI post major surgery, or any physiological stressful procedure
In the treatment of diabetes:
e. repeated subcutaneous use of insulin at the same site causes lipodystrophy
e. True
Oral hypoglycaemic agents
a.
metformin increases the risk of lactic acidosis in geriatric patients
a. True, increases risk of lactic acidosis
Oral hypoglycaemic agents
b.
metformin increases the uptake of glucose in skeletal muscle
b. True,
- ↓ hepatic glucose production, fasting insulin
- ↑ insulin sensitivity
- ↓ TG, FFA and LDL levels
- ↑ HDL levels
- ↓ risk for the development of macrovascular complications
Oral hypoglycaemic agents
c.
gliclazide inhibits release of endogenous insulin
c. False, Sulfonylureas and Meglitinides are insulin secretagogues
Oral hypoglycaemic agents
d.
rosiglitazone reduces cellular insulin resistance
d. True, Thiazolidinediones are insulin sensitizers