The patient J.V., had the diagnoses of shortness of breath, diabetes, obesity hypoventilation, and respiratory failure. His readings kept being high for blood glucose during my shift; ABG showed pH of 7.38, PCO2 of 79, PO2 64, CO2 42 mmol/L, and oxygen saturation of 97%. The morning of my clinical shift, his blood glucose was at 215mg/dL, the patient had cough, weakness, fatigue, and shortness of breath. He was on insulin Levemir, bronchodilators, antihypertensives, blood thinners, bronchodilators, and BiPAP therapy. After insulin was administered, he reported he felt “mareado (dizzy)” and didn’t know
