Insulin
This type of insulin has an onset of 3-30 minutes, and a duration of 1.5-5 hours.
What is rapid-acting insulin?
A1C target for most T2DM.
What is < or = 7.0%?
Oral antihyperglycemic medication is preferred in T2DM during and when planning pregnancy. True or False.
What is False? (insulin is preferred)
Most insulin products can be stored at room temperature for up to 1 month. True or False.
What is True?
Drinking alcohol can cause high blood sugar. True or False.
What is False? (can cause hypoglycemia)
The biosimilars of Lantus (glargine 100 units/mL).
What is Basaglar or Semglee?
This often A1C should be measured when BG targets are not being met. How often?
What is Every 3 months?
This antihyperglycemic medication should be continued when initiating insulin.
What is Metformin?
Premixed insulin needs to be mixed before using by rolling. True or False.
What is True?
This is used to treat mild to moderate hypoglycemia.
What is 15 gram glucose?
This type of insulin controls fasting and prandial glucose.
What is premixed insulin?
In order to achieve an A1C ≤7.0%, aim for this postprandial glucose range.
What is 5-10 mmol/L?
This class of antihyperglycemic medication should be discontinued when initiating insulin.
What is sulfonylurea (or secretagogue is acceptable)?
Possible injection site other than the belly, back of the arm, side of the hips.
What is the top of the thigh?
People on secretagogues or insulin should test their blood sugar while driving this often.
What is every 4 hours?
Novorapid, Kirsty, and Trurapi are this insulin.
What is insulin aspart?
A1C target for functionally dependent (clinical frailty index score 4-5) older people with diabetes.
What is 7.1-8.0%?
This type of insulin is considered if a patient is not suited to more than 2 injections per day.
What is premixed insulin?
Lipohypertrophy increases severe hyperglycemia risk. True or False.
What is False? (lipohypertrophy increases severe hypoglycemia risk)
This formulation of glucagon is preferred due to ease of use compared to intramuscular or subcutaneous injection.
What is intranasal powder?
This insulin has the longest duration of action. Insulin name and duration.
What is insulin degludec and 42 hours?
A1C level that is considered as severely elevated and warrants for insulin initiation.
What is A1C >10%?
You would monitor for this amount of time before adding another bolus insulin dose?
What is 3 months?
This can occur from repeated injection use in the same area, reusing insulin pen needles, more frequent insulin injections, higher dose insulin and/or lack of systematic rotation.
What is lipohypertrophy?
You have to wait this amount of time before retesting after treating hypoglycemia.
What is 15 minutes?