Class
regular insulin (Humulin R and Novolin R)
What is short duration, short acting insulin?
Class of insulin that should never be mixed
What is long duration insulin?
Duration of glargine (Lantus)
What is 18 - 24 hours?
Signs and symptoms of mild hypoglycemia
what is headache, confusion, drowsiness and fatigue?
Two short duration, rapid acting insulins
What is lispro (Humalog), aspart (Novolog), glulisine (Aprida)?
cloudy and clear insulin
What is intermediate duration insulin?
What is short duration insulin?
Bonus: what is the mixing order?
What is 6 - 14 hours
Signs and symptoms of severe hypoglycemia
What is convulsions, coma and death?
glargine (Lantus)
What is long duration insulin?
What is Hgb A1C?
Peak of long duration insulin
What is none?
hypoglycemia blood glucose level
What is less than 70 mg/dL?
Intermediate duration insulin
What is nph (Humulin N, Novolin N)?
These are three topics that should be taught to a diabetic client
What is
- select a consistent site (ex. abdomen) making injections in different spots one inch apart
- recognize signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia
- identify fast acting oral sugar (glucose tabs, orange juice, sugar cubes, honey, non-diet soda, corn syrup
onset of lispro? aspart?
what is 15 - 30 minutes?
what is 10 - 20 minutes?
Signs and symptoms of insulin reaction
What is hypoglycemia, tachycardia, palpitations, sweating and nervousness?
Mechanism of action for insulin
What is stimulates cellular uptake of glucose, amino acids and potassium?
Short duration insulin is given based off of it.
What is a "sliding scale"?
When the nurse should teach the client to administer her regular insulin.
What is 30 minutes before a meal?
D.H. is a 45 y.o. client with type 2 diabetes. Upon your assessment, you see he is sweating and is complaining of a headache but still conscious. These are the nursing interventions you should implement.
What is give him 15 g of Carbohydrates, such as 4oz of fruit juice or 2 sugar cubes?