Insulin Basics
Once you start using an insulin pen or vial, you can keep it room temperature for up to this many weeks?
What is four weeks?
Harding, M., Kwong, J., Hagler, D., & Reinisch, C. (2023). Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems. Elsevier.
Shakiness, sweating, a fast heartbeat, and a headache are all common warning signs of this condition?
What is hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)?
Harding, M., Kwong, J., Hagler, D., & Reinisch, C. (2023). Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems. Elsevier.
To help your body absorb insulin better and keep your skin healthy, you should always do this to your injection sites?
What is rotate the sites?
Harding, M., Kwong, J., Hagler, D., & Reinisch, C. (2023). Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems. Elsevier.
These are the 3 classic symptoms of type 1 diabetes. It is also possible for type 2 diabetes to have these 3 common symptoms.
What is polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia?
Polyuria - excessive or an abnormally large production or passage of urine
Polydipsia - excessive thirst or compulsive water drinking
Polyphagia - feeling of extreme, insatiable hunger
Harding, M., Kwong, J., Hagler, D., & Reinisch, C. (2023). Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems. Elsevier.
TRUE OR FALSE
Exercise will usually lower your blood glucose level.
What is True?
Harding, M., Kwong, J., Hagler, D., & Reinisch, C. (2023). Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems. Elsevier.
If you are diagnosed with this type of diabetes, you will require insulin to survive.
What is Type 1 diabetes?
Harding, M., Kwong, J., Hagler, D., & Reinisch, C. (2023). Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems. Elsevier.
Explain the difference between type 1 & type 2 diabetes?
What is type 1 is no insulin produced and type 2 body is resistant to insulin
This type of insulin is usually taken right before or after you eat to help manage your blood sugar levels after a meal?
What is rapid acting insulin?
Harding, M., Kwong, J., Hagler, D., & Reinisch, C. (2023). Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems. Elsevier.
If your blood sugar drops below 70mg/dl, you should consume how many grams of a simple carbohydrate?
What is 15 grams?
Harding, M., Kwong, J., Hagler, D., & Reinisch, C. (2023). Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems. Elsevier.
To avoid stomach upset, you should always take this common oral diabetes medication, also known as Glucophage, with a meal.
What is metformin?
Harding, M., Kwong, J., Hagler, D., & Reinisch, C. (2023). Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems. Elsevier.
For most patients with Type 2 diabetes, healthy eating, regular physical activity, and maintaining a healthy ____________ will be enough to achieve a safe blood glucose level?
What is body weight?
Harding, M., Kwong, J., Hagler, D., & Reinisch, C. (2023). Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems. Elsevier.
TRUE OR FALSE
HHS (Hyperosmolar hyperglycemia syndrome) has a labratory finding of a glucose level of 250mg/dl and moderate to large ketones present in the urine or serum.
Harding, M., Kwong, J., Hagler, D., & Reinisch, C. (2023). Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems. Elsevier.
What is False?
DKA (Diabetic Keto Acidosis) has a labratory finding of a glucose level of 250mg/dl and moderate to large ketones present in the urine or serum.
HHS (Hyperosmolar hyperglycemia syndrome) includes a laboratory glucose finding of 600mg/dl and a marked increase in sermul osmolaity.