DM: Management and Therapies Flashcards
Level of plasma glucose at which symptoms of diabetes usually resolve
<200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L)
Guidelines for Ongoing, Comprehensive Medical Care for Patients with Diabetes:
Frequency of HbA1c testing
2-4 times/year
Guidelines for Ongoing, Comprehensive Medical Care for Patients with Diabetes:
Frequency of diabetes-related eye examination
Annual or biannual
Guidelines for Ongoing, Comprehensive Medical Care for Patients with Diabetes:
Frequency of diabetes-related foot examination
1-2 times/year by provider; daily by patient
Guidelines for Ongoing, Comprehensive Medical Care for Patients with Diabetes:
Frequency of diabetes-related neuropathy examination
Annual
Guidelines for Ongoing, Comprehensive Medical Care for Patients with Diabetes:
Frequency of diabetes-related kidney disease testing
Annual
Guidelines for Ongoing, Comprehensive Medical Care for Patients with Diabetes:
Frequency of blood pressure assessment
Quarterly
Guidelines for Ongoing, Comprehensive Medical Care for Patients with Diabetes:
Frequency of lipids assessment
Annual
Treatment Goals for Adults with Diabetes:
HbA1c (primary goal)
<7.0%
Diabetes Control and Complications Trial-based assay
Treatment Goals for Adults with Diabetes:
Preprandial capillary plasma glucose
80-130 mg/dL (4.4-7.2 mmol/L)
Treatment Goals for Adults with Diabetes:
Postprandial capillary plasma glucose (1-2 h after beginning of a meal)
<180 mg/dL (10.0 mmol/L)
Treatment Goals for Adults with Diabetes:
Blood pressure
<140/90 mmHg
Primary measures of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) are directed at:
Preventing or delaying the onset of type 2 DM in high-risk individuals by promoting weight reduction
Secondary measures of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) are directed at:
Improving glycemic control
Tertiary measures of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) are directed at:
Managing diabetes-related complications
Goal of MNT in type 1 DM:
To coordinate and match the caloric intake, both temporally and quantitatively, with the appropriate amount of insulin
Goal of MNT in type 2 DM:
Focus on weight loss and address the greatly increased prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity) and disease in this population
Nutritional Recommendations for Adults with Diabetes or Prediabetes:
General dietary guidelines
Vegetable, fruits, whole grains, legumes, low-fat dairy products in food higher in fiber and lower in glycemic content
Nutritional Recommendations for Adults with Diabetes or Prediabetes:
Fat in diet
Mediterranean-style diet rich in monounsaturated fatty acids
Minimal trans fat consumption
Nutritional Recommendations for Adults with Diabetes or Prediabetes:
Carbohydrate in diet
- Monitor carbohydrate intake in regard to calories
- Sucrose-containing foods may be consumed with adjustments in insulin dose, but minimize intake
- Estimate grams of carbohydrate in diet (type 1 DM)
- Consider using glycemic index to predict how consumption of a particular food may affect blood glucose
- Fructose preferred over sucrose
Nutritional Recommendations for Adults with Diabetes or Prediabetes:
Other components
Reduced-calorie and nonnutritive sweeteners may be useful
Routine supplements of vitamins, antioxidants, or trace elements not supported by evidence
Sodium intake as advised for general population
ADA recommendation on exercise
150 min/week (distributed over at least 3 days) of moderate aerobic physical activity with no gaps longer than 2 days
Reminders to avoid exercise-related hyper- or hypoglycemia in type 1 DM (6)
- Monitor blood glucose before, during, and after exercise
- Delay exercise if blood glucose is >250mg/dL (14mmol/L) and ketones are present
- If the blood glucose is <100mg/dL (5.6mmol/L), ingest carbohydrate before exercising
- Monitor glucose during exercise and ingest carbohydrate to prevent hypoglycemia
- Decrease insulin doses (based on previous experience) before and after exercise and inject insulin into a nonexercising area
- Learn individual glucose responses to different types of exercise
TRUE OR FALSE: Untreated proliferative retinopathy is a relative contraindication to vigorous exercise.
TRUE, because this may lead to vitreous hemorrhage or retinal detachment.
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) reflects the glycemic history over the previous ___ months
2-3 (Because erythrocytes have an average life span of 120 days)
Glycemic level in the preceding month contributes about __% to the HbA1c value.
50%
HbA1c approximation of mean plasma glucose
HbA1c 6% = 126 mg/dL HbA1c 7% = 154 mg/dL HbA1c 8% = 183 mg/dL HbA1c 9% = 212 mg/dL HbA1c 10% = 240 mg/dL HbA1c 11% = 269 mg/dL HbA1c 12% = 298 mg/dL
*Remember HbA1c 6% is equal to 126 mg/dL, then +28 thereafter
Clinical conditions leading to abnormal RBC parameters that may alter the HbA1c result (5)
Hemoglobinopathies, anemias, reticulocytosis, transfusion, and uremia
Fructosamine assaycan be used to assess the glycemic status. It measures glycated ______
Albumin
Fructosamine assay reflects the glycemic status over the prior _________
2 weeks
measures glycated albumin
General guidelines for glycemic control and CVD risk (4)
- Early in the course of type 2 diabetes when the CVD risk is lower, improved glycemic control likely leads to improved cardiovascular outcome, but this benefit may occur more than a decade after a period of improved glycemic control
- Intense glycemic control in individuals with established CVD or at high risk for CVD is not advantageous, and may be deleterious, over a follow-up of 3-5 years
- Hypoglycemia in such high-risk populations (elderly, CVD) should be avoided
- Improved glycemic control reduces microvascular complications of diabetes even if it does not improve macrovascular complications like CVD
Usual insulin formulation in the US:
- In general
- Short-acting
- Long acting
- Most insulin U-100 (100 units/mL)
- Short acting U-200 (200 units/mL)
- Long-acting U-300 (300 units/mL)
Insulin lispro is an insulin analogue with the following amino acid modification:
28th and 29th amino acids (lysine and proline) on the insulin B chain have been reversed by recombinant DNA technology
Insulin glargine is a biosynthetic human insulin that differs from normal insulin in that:
Asparagine is replaced by glycine at amino acid 21, and two arginine residues are added to the C terminus of the B chain, leading to the formation of microprecipitates at physiologic pH in subcutaneous tissue
Insulin detemir has a long duration of action because:
It has a fatty acid side chain that reversibly binds to albumin and prolongs its action by slowing absorption and catabolism
Insulin degludec has a long duration of action because:
It has a modification and extension in the carboxy-terminal terminus of the B chain, which forms multihexamers in subcutaneous tissue and ends albumin
Guidelines in mixing insulins (4)
- Mix the different insulin formulations in the syringe immediately before injection (inject within 2 min after mixing)
- Do not store insulin as a mixture
- Follow the same routine in terms of insulin mixing and administration to standardize the physiologic response to injected insulin
- Do not mix insulin glargine, detemir, or degludec with other insulins
What do we need to check prior to the use of inhaled insulin
Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)
Because it can cause bronchospasm and cough, and hence should not be used in individuals with lung disease or who smoke
What are the short-acting insulins, and what are their onset, peak, and effective duration?
(Onset --- Peak --- Duration in Hours) Aspart <0.25 --- 0.5-1.5 --- 2-4 Glulisine <0.25 --- 0.5-1.5 --- 2-4 Lispro <0.25 --- 0.5-1.5 --- 2-4 Regular 0.5-1.0 --- 2-3 --- 3-6 Inhaled human insulin 0.5-1.0 --- 2-3 --- 3
What are the long-acting insulins, and what are their onset, peak, and effective duration?
(Onset --- Peak --- Duration in Hours) Degludec 1-9 --- minimal peak --- 42 Detemir 1-4 --- minimal peak --- 12-24 Glargine 2-4 --- minimal peak --- 20-24 NPH 2-4 --- 4-10 --- 10-16
How many minutes before a meal should the short-acting and regular insulins be injected?
Short-acting insulin analogues: Just before a meal (<10 mins) - sometimes injected just after a meal if with gastroparesis or unpredictable food intake
Regular insulin: 30-45 minutes prior to a meal
Insulin requirement in type 1 DM in general
0.4-1 units/kg per day divided into multiple doses, with ~50% given as basal insulin
Common insulin to carbohydrate ratio in type 1 DM
1 unit insulin per 10-15 g of carbohydrate
General assumptions on the effect of insulin regimen on self-monitored blood glucose (4)
- The fasting glucose is primarily determined by the prior evening long-acting insulin
- The prelunch glucose is a function of the morning short-acting insulin
- The presupper glucose is a function of the morning long-acting insulin
- The bedtime glucose is a function of the presupper, short-acting insulin
What is the “dawn phenomenon”?
It refers to periodic episodes of hyperglycemia occurring in the early morning that is caused by the release of growth hormone, cortisol, and catecholamines, that is not adequately counteracted due to decreased insulin secretion (not from Harrison’s)