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What is the onset of Humulin R?
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The onset of Humulin R is 30 minutes
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What is the peak of Humulin R?
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The peak of Humulin R is 2-3 hours
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What is the duration of Humulin R?
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The duration of Humulin R is 5-8 hours
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What is the onset of Humulin N?
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The onset of Humulin N is 1-3 hours
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What is the peak of Humulin N?
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The peak of Humulin N is 5-8 hours
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What is the duration of Humulin N?
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The duration of Humulin N is up to 18 hours
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What is the onset of Humulin 30/70?
What is the peak of Humulin 3070? What is the duration of Humulin 30/70? |
The onset of Humulin 30/70 is 30 minutes
The peak of Humulin 30/70 is 2-4 hours The duration of Humulin 30/70 is 10-14 hours |
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What is the normal range for CBG?
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4.0-8.0mmol/L
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What is the value for fasting blood glucose for diabetes?
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7mmol/L or greater
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What value is considered impaired fasting blood glucose?
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6.1-6.9mmol/L
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What is the normal range for HbA1C?
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4-6%
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What is value is considered good diabetic control for Hb1AC?
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7% or less
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How much simple sugars are given to a patient with signs of hypoglycemia?
How long should you reassess the CBG? |
15-20g or 175ml of juice
15 minutes |
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Once hypogylcemia is under control, what should be given to the patient?
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A carbohydrate and fat snack (pb and cracker) if the next meal is more than an hour away
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What is given if the patient has severe hypoglycemia or is unconscious?
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SubQ or IM injection of 1mL of glucagon
IV 20-50mL of D50W over 1-3 minutes |
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What happens if the patient does not reach 4.0mml?l after the second treatment?
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Call the physciain
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What are the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia?
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Cold, clammy skin
Numbness of toes, fingers and mouth Rapid heart beat Emotional Changes Headache Nervousness/Tremors Faintnesss/Dizzniess Unsteady Gait, Slurred Speech Hunger Changes in vision Seizure, Coma |
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What are the causes of hypoglycemia?
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Alcohol intake without food
too little food too much diabetic medication too much exercise diabetic medications taken at wrong time loss of weight without change in medication use of beta adrenergic blockers |
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What are the causes of hyperglycemia?
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Illness, infection
Corticosteroids Too much food Too little or no diabetic medication Inactivity Emotional/physical stress Poor absorption of insulin |
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What are the four food groups of the diabetic diet?
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Carbohydrates
Fat Fibre Protein |
