Taking a fingerstick
Where on the finger should you poke for a blood sugar?
What is on the side of the fingerprint?
You find your diabetic grandpa not responding, you can tell he is breathing, but you cant wake him up, you first________
What is call 911?
Roll the dice
What happens if you poke the end of the finger for a fingerstick a lot?
What is you can lose feeling in those fingertips?
This organ produces insulin
What is the pancreas?
Roll the dice
What happens if you poke too close to the fingernail?
What is it hurts?
You have given a diabetic sugar because their sugar was low, now you need to follow it with a _______ to stabilize it.
What is protein?
Explain the problems with neuropathy-or tingling, numbness, pain in toes.
What is the person is at higher risk of injury to feet or of falling because they can't feel their feet and where they are placed?
Insulin is like a ____that unlocks the ______into the fluid of a cell so it can be used by the body?
What is key and sugar?
True or false: You should always clean the fingertip if you have a chance
Extra Credit for answering why
What is True?
What is so you don't inject bacteria into their finger and risk a wound?
A diabetic just had lunch and is complaining of being very thirsty and has a headache
What is give them water?
Roll the dice
Explain the problems with neuropathy (nerve tingling, numbness or pain) in the fingers
What is they can have injury to the fingers and not know it, or drop things easier , resulting in injuries or burns.
When insulin levels in the body are high, ______ levels are _____. (Think see saw or teeter totter)
What is sugar and low?
Roll the dice
True or false: If there isn't enough blood on the test strip, it wont read and you will have to poke them again.
What is true?
It is 1st period and a diabetic is saying they feel very sleepy and they are sweating a lot
What is check their blood sugar, give them a snack with sugar and protein?
True or False: Diabetes affects the body's ability to heal wounds.
True or False: Insulin works when injected or ingested (eaten)
What is false? It only works when injected.
Always use _____when handling body fluids or if you might come in contact with anything wet.
What is gloves?
Your blood sugar reads 101.
What is nothing?
Roll the dice.
When is blood sugar considered too high?
What is 180 and higher?
How are insulin medications made?
What is from pig insulin or in a lab? (porcine or synthetic)