Insulin
Blood Glucose
Terminology
Complications
Sick Rules
100
Insulin allows ____ in the blood to enter the _____.
What is glucose to enter the cells.
100
The main source of energy in the body.
What is glucose.
100
Excessive thirst is.
What is a polydipsia.
100
Blood glucose level above 126.
What is hyperglycemia.
100
When you are sick you should stop taking your insulin, true or false?
What is false.
200
How is insulin administered?
What is via subcutaneous injection.
200
Patients should keep a ____ of their blood glucose levels.
What is a log or record.
200
Diabetes that is difficult to manage.
What is brittle diabetes.
200
A blood glucose level below 70 indicates.
What is hypoglycemia.
200
What is the recommended fluid in take, per hour, during sickness?
What is 8oz.
300
When is insulin most often administered?
What is before meals and at bedtime.
300
The ideal blood glucose range is.
What is 70- 110.
300
Used to monitor blood glucose levels.
What is blood glucose meter or AccuCheck (most commonly known).
300
What may occur if an injection site is overused.
What is lipohypertrophy.
300
How often should you monitor blood glucose when you are sick?
What is every 2-4 hrs.
400
Regular insulin has a onset of __ and peak of ____.
What is 1/2 hr to 1 hr and 2-3 hrs.
400
The ____ tests average blood glucose levels over 1-3 months.
What is A1C.
400
The term for sweating, a symptom usually associated with _______.
What is diaphoresis and hypoglycemia.
400
Tingling and/or loss of feeling in the limbs caused by nerve damage.
What is neuropathy.
400
Besides blood glucose, _________ should also be monitored closely during an illness.
What is ketones.
500
Where does the body produce insulin? (organ and cell)
What is the pancreas in the beta cells.
500
The body's inability to maintain a normal blood glucose level.
What is diabetes mellitus.
500
Normal blood glucose level.
What is euglycemia.
500
Severe hyperglycemic state seen in poorly controlled diabetes 2.
What is HHS (hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome).
500
Contact your physician if your blood glucose level is ______ or you find ______ in your urine.
What is 250 and ketones.
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