Diabetes3 Flashcards
What is the diabetic patient often treated with?
- Diet
- Medications, oral hypoglycemia agents or insulin
- Exercise
Hypoglycemia blood sugar level
50-60mg/dL
Signs and Symptoms of hypoglycemia
- Diaphoresis
- Pale color
- Feeling of weakness and anxiety
- irritability or confusion
- hunger
- tingling of mouth or fingers
- tachycardia
- shakiness
- palpatations
- nervousness
- anxiety
- headache
- visual disturbance
- stupor
- confusion
- coma
- if continues patient may lose consciousness or have a seizure
Causes of hypoglycemia
- Too much insulin
- Too little food
- Too much exercise
Emergency treatment of unconscous hypoglycemic patient
ABC, IV Dextrose, D50
Treatment of a conscious hypoglycemia patient
Fast acting CHO (fruit juice, candy, cake icing, glucose tablets)
How often can you repeat fast acting CHO?
every 15 minutes until symptoms resolve
Hypoglycemia blood glucose value
<60mg/dL
1 CHO = how many gms of carbs?
15 gms carbohydrates
What should you acheive to prevent the risk of cardiovascular disease?
lipid profiles and BP levels
What is the appearance of insulin lispro/insulin aspart?
clear
What is the route of administration for insulin lispro/insulin aspart?
SC
What is the appearance of regular insulin?
clear
What is the appearance of NPH insulin?
cloudy
What is the appearance of insulin glargine?
clear
What is the route of administration for regular insulin?
SC or IV
What is the route of administration for NPH insulin?
SC
What is the route of administration for insulin glargine?
SC
What type of insulin is insulin lispro/insulin aspart?
rapid acting
What type of insulin is regular insulin?
short acting
What type of insulin is NPH insulin?
intermediate acting
What type of insulin is insulin glargine?
long acting