Actions of Insulin
Types of Insulin
Adverse Effects & D-D Interactions
Assessment & Patient Teaching
100
Insulin transports this to the body's cells.
What is glucose?
100
This is the only type of insulin that can be administered intravenously.
What is Regular insulin?
100
This is the most common adverse effect associated with the use of insulin.
What is hypoglycemia?
100
The patient has very low blood sugar level. The nurse would give them this to raise their blood sugar level.
What is Glucagon?
200
One action of insulin is to convert glucose to this.
What is glycogen?
200
This insulin has a very rapid onset and is fast acting.
What is lispro insulin (Humalog)?
200
This class of medication can mask the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia.
What is a beta-blocker?
200
The nurse will recommend this diet change to a patient who has been recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus.
What are foods high in sugar?
300
Insulin is one of these. It promotes the storage of the body's fuels.
What is a hormone?
300
This is the only type of insulin that can be mixed with short acting (Regular) insulin.
What is NPH or Lente insulin?
300
This can occur in a diabetic patient if the injection sight of the insulin is not rotated.
What is lipodystrophy?
300
These are the normal blood sugar levels in mg/dL.
What is 70-140 mg/dL?
400

Insulin is required to move this electrolyte into cells

What is potassium?

400

This type of insulin is administered once or twice a day and should not be mixed or diluted.

What is Lantus or Glargine?

400

Morning hyperglycemic state caused by a release of counterregulatory hormones.

What is the Dawn Phenomenon?

400

Typically done before meals, before and after exercise. 

What is self monitoring blood glucose?

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