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Shaking, sweating, anxiety, and tachycardia are examples of these early hypoglycemia symptoms caused by adrenaline release.
What are adrenergic symptoms?
Taking too much of this diabetes medication can cause hypoglycemia.
What is insulin?
The rule used to treat mild hypoglycemia that involves consuming 15 grams of carbohydrates and rechecking blood glucose in 15 minutes.
What is the 15-15 rule?
Hypoglycemia is defined as blood glucose levels below this number.
What is 70 mg/dL?
This is the nurse’s first action when a patient shows signs of hypoglycemia.
What is checking blood glucose?
Confusion, blurred vision, and seizures occur when the brain does not receive enough glucose.
What are neuroglycopenic symptoms?
Skipping or delaying these can cause hypoglycemia because the body does not receive enough carbohydrates.
What are meals?
4 oz of fruit juice or regular soda are examples of this type of treatment for hypoglycemia.
What are fast-acting carbohydrates?
This organ produces insulin and is involved in insulinomas.
What is the pancreas?
Nurses should monitor this regularly to help prevent hypoglycemia.
What is blood glucose?
This symptom occurs because the brain cannot function properly when blood glucose is very low.
What is confusion?
Increased physical activity without adjusting insulin or food intake can cause this.
What is hypoglycemia?
If blood glucose remains below this level, the 15-15 rule should be repeated.
What is 70 mg/dL?
Insulin moves glucose from the blood into these structures.
What are cells?
After treating hypoglycemia, the nurse should provide this type of snack containing...
What is carb + protein snack?
These symptoms are usually the more severe and later symptoms of hypoglycemia.
What are neuroglycopenic symptoms?
Drinking this substance without eating may lead to dangerously low blood sugar levels.
What is alcohol?
This hormone injection is used when a patient with severe hypoglycemia cannot swallow.
What is glucagon?
These cells in the pancreas produce insulin.
What are beta cells?
Patients taking insulin should be educated to always carry this to treat hypoglycemia quickly.
What are quick sugar sources (glucose tablets or candy)?
Sweating and shaking occur because the body releases this stress hormone when blood sugar drops.
What is epinephrine (adrenaline)?
A rare pancreatic tumor that produces excess insulin and causes repeated hypoglycemia.
What is an insulinoma?
In the hospital, severe hypoglycemia may be treated with this intravenous glucose solution.
What is IV dextrose (D50)?
The pancreatic structures that contain insulin-producing beta cells.
What are the islets of Langerhans?
Nurses should educate patients not to skip these to prevent hypoglycemia.
What are meals?