Diabetes Technology
This medical device contains insulin delivered 24 hours a day
What is an insulin pump
This type of diabetes is characterized by absolute insulin deficiency
What is type 1 Diabetes?
This order set directs the staff actions to implement if a patient experiences blood glucose less than 70 mg/dl
What are hypoglycemia treatment order sets?
Symptoms of shakinees, sweating, and blurred vision
What is hypoglycemia?
The macronutrient that has the greatest impact on glucose control
What is carbohydrate?
This medical device is inserted into subcutaneous tissue and sends glucose results to a smartphone or receiver
What is a continuous glucose monitor?
This type of diabetes is characterized by insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency?
What is type 2 diabetes?
This insulin dosing method includes current point-of care blood glucose results and carbohydrate grams the patient will eat at the meal
What is the insulin dosing calculator?
Nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain with blood glucose over 250 mg/dl
What is possible diabetic ketoacidosis?
A type of carbohydrate found in plant-based foods that cannot be completely digested in the body and has a positive impact on blood glucose.
What is fiber?
This diabetes managment device can put a patient with diabetes at risk for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) if it becomes dislodged from the site or removed inappropriately
This type of diabetes is first diagnosed during pregnancy due to placental hormones and often resolves at delivery but increases future risk of diabetes
What is gestational diabetes
This must be posted on the door of all patients with insulin orders.
What is the red I sign?
Neuroglycopenic symptoms such as inability to concentrate, headache, confusion, and slurred speech can appear at this critical blood glucose level.
What is severe low blood glucose 54 mg/dl?
This is the amount of carbohydrate required to treat hypoglycemia.
What is 15 grams such as 4 oz juice or 4 glucose tablets?
This medical device can be used by patients in the hospital for glucose trends but cannot be used by nurses to dose ordered insulin
What is a continous glucose monitor (CGM)?
This type of hyperglycemia is defined at a blood glucose level of greater than 180 mg/dl in patients without pre-existing diabetes aas a result of critical illness that leads to insulin resistance and decreased insulin secretion
What is stress-induced hyperglycemia?
This policy guides prescribers and staff nurses on the continous insulin infusion device managed by the patient,
What is the insulin pump policy PC 158?
Blood glucose range 140-180
What is current target range in hospitalized patient?
This is the hospital diet that offers 45-60 gram carbs to adult females and 60-75 gram carbs for males
What is Consistent Carbohydrate Diet?
This medical device used in the outpatient setting can dose insulin and record the dose with time injected
What is a smartpen?
This class of medications can cause hyperglycemia.
Hint: frequently used in transplant and oncology
What are corticosteroids?
This policy guides staff to check point-of-care blood glucose as ordered even if patient is monitoring his own device.
What is the continous glucose monitoring policy PC 268?
A1c 6.5 or more
What is high A1c diagnostic of diabetes?
These are two methods to determine carbohydrate content of foods.
What is the food label or a nutrition app?