Enter Title

Eating Ice Cream alone in the dark

100

No insulin production

usually present in childhood or under 10

Main treatment is insulin

Type 1 Diabetes

200

Optimal range is below 6.5

A1C

300

1. Q: Which American comedy series has won a record 37 Emmy Awards?

Frasier

400

Impaired insulin secretion

Insulin resistance

Genetic / weight / lifestyle causes

Long term macro/micro vascular damage

Type 2 Diabetes

500

Optimum Range for someone with severe hypoglycemia?

1. #

2. Why is it different?

8

Someone with severe hypoglycemia experiences too many instances of low blood sugar. So we allow their blood sugar to remain higher than normal to prevent hypoglycemia. 

Crying after the kids go to bed

100

What is the largest country in the world based on the land area?

Russia

200

When taken up by this organ, I destroy it, well, I destroy the cells I enter. 

What am I?

What am I used for?

Radioactive Iodine

Hyperthyroidism

300

Extremely high BS

Develops slowly, leads to dehydration

Fatal if not treated

HHS

Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State

400

I feel: Shaky, Dizzy, Sweaty, Hungry, Tachy, Irritable, Confused

I could be diabetic but don't have to be.

What am I experiencing?

Hypoglycemia

500

Long term control is ideal. 

Long term consequences include eye, kidney and nerve damage. 

What disease am I?

Diabetes

We want to minimize damage, so we treat them and try to keep their BS stable. 

Insulins

100

Short Duration

Rapid Acting

1. name 2

2. when is it usually given

3. Can it be mixed, if so with what?

1. Insulin Aspart (novolog)

1. Insulin Lispro

2. Before meals

3. Yes, NPH

200

Long Duration

Given 1x before bed (usually)

1. name 

2. Can it be mixed?

Insulin Glargine (lantus)

No

https://globalrph.com/medcalcs/insulin-mixing-tool-compatibility-questions-answered/

300

Short duration : Slower acting

1. name 

2. when is it usually given

3. Can it be mixed, if so with what?

Regular insulin (novolin R)

Given before meals

Yes, can be mixed with NPH

400

A patient mixed NPH with Regular insulin.

1. Is this ok?

Yes

500

Intermediate duration

Cloudy in appearance

1. name 

2. when is it usually given

3. Can it be mixed, if so with what?

1. NHP 

2. 2x daily, controls BS between meals

3. Yes, with rapid or regular

Meds

100

Metformin

Usually given to Type 1 or 2 diabetic

Risk of lactic acidosis

MOA: Decreases glucose release from the liver

2

prescribed for diabetes when diet and exercise alone have not been enough to control your blood sugar levels.

200

I end in Pam/Lam

Benzodiazepines

300

I am given usually to type 2 diabetics, I am not insulin. I increase the risk of hypoglycemia

I work by asking the kidneys to secrete more insulin

1. What is wrong with this scenario?

2. What drug?

Kidneys are wrong --> Pancreas

Glipizide

400

I require an eye exam before starting

You may have heard about me during early stages of Covid

hydroxychloroquine

500

My blood sugar is 321 mg/dL this morning

Time to eat breakfast. Sliding scale states I need 15 extra units of?

1. What type of insulin will I use?

2. Name one

Short or rapid acting

Lispro

Pain and Suffering

100

Extremely high BS

Develops quickly, sweet/fruity breath

Fatal if not treated

DKA

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

200

Corticosteroids can be broken into 2 groups

What are they

Glucocorticoids

Mineralcocorticoids

300

I am the most reliable way to assess/measure a patient's diabetic control

1. Name of test (2 names)

A1C

Glycosylated hemoglobin level

400

I am not diabetic, or am I.

My fasting glucose is 103

What am I

Pre-diabetic

500

I have highly specific receptors to antigens on my surface

T Helper Cells