Hypoglycemia

identified the patient was demonstrating many of the hallmark clinical manifestations of hypoglycemia. I remembered the classic signs and symptoms from a mnemonic in nursing school, TIRED, tachycardia,…

asphyxia, increased rates of Caesarean section, fetal macrosomia, hypoglycemia of the infant after birth, hypocalcemia, hyperbilirubinemia, and polycythemia. (Coustan, 2013) Once a diabetic mother is in labor, the goal is to maintain euglycemia to avoid neonatal hypoglycemia. Elevated maternal glucose levels just prior to deliver results in neonatal hypoglycemia as an adaptation by the newborn to placental glucose supplies. Hypoglycemia in the newborn can cause seizures and respiratory…

does not control their diabetes properly and overuses insulin can become hypoglycemic. Hypoglycemia has a much faster onset, but is often less damaging to the body as long as it is quickly treated. When a patient injects too much insulin or eats too little, their bodies use up their blood glucose very quickly and become lethargic, unresponsive, and sometimes combative; eventually the depressing action of hypoglycemia can cause reduced respiratory rate, reduced heart rate and if not treated,…

Compare and Contrast Diabetes There are many types of diabetes out there, we will specifically cover hypoglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperglycemic, hyperosmolarity, and non-ketotic syndrome. First, let 's go over the endocrine system and why it is so important in controlling diabetes. The endocrine system helps your body maintain homeostasis, that is keeping your internal equilibrium at ease by adjusting continually to changing factors. Hormones helps regulate the internal environment by…

Pathophysiology of Type I IDDM and Type II NIDDM Type I Insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) and Type II Non-Insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) are two separate pathophysiological features that separate them from one another. Type I Insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) "results from immune-mediated destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas" (Kantárová, 2007, p. 1). Individuals that are genetically susceptible to IDDM produce autoantibodies that becomes…

insulin makes it possible for our cells to use the glucose. The difference between hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia is the level of sugar in the blood. Hyperglycemia is high blood glucose caused by an excessive amount of sugar in the blood while hypoglycemia is a very low level of blood glucose. Hyperglycemia is caused by overeating, not exercising and missing insulin dose. Its treated by insulin. Hypoglycemia is caused by exercising excessively, not eating enough, etc. Its treated by drinking…

Introduction Diabetes is an illness in which blood glucose levels are elevated because the body has not enough insulin to keep the blood sugar level (CDC, 2016). If not properly controlled diabetes can increase the risk for other chronic health conditions like heart disease and stroke (NIDDK, 2014). Managing blood glucose level within the normal levels are very important in patients with diabetes (Kim et al., 2012). Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM), is a new evidence based diagnostic tool…

Diabetes is a group of diseases that result in too much sugar in the blood or high blood glucose. Diabetes mellitus is metabolic condition marked by insufficient uptake of glucose from the blood. The name comes from sweet urine because of the excess glucose that is filtered into the urine. This chronically high blood glucose level causes damage to the blood vessels and ultimately leads to damage of the vascular system. Diabetes mellitus is by far the most common of all endocrine (hormonal)…

provide to the diabetic mother is recognizing the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, and how to treat it effectively. A mother can recognize that she is having a hypoglycemic episode if she experiences shakiness, sweating, pallor, disorientation, headache, hunger, and blurred vision (McKinney, James, Murray, Nelson, & Ashwill, 2013). The nurse should teach the diabetic mother that treatment of hypoglycemia is the consumption of a 15 g carbohydrate if the mother can swallow.…

3. Ms. Costa has served as a clinical leader and a teacher to other nursing staff by role modeling new practice changes to ensure improved patient care. For example she provided guidelines for nursing home nursing staff in order to communicate timely and appropriately patients’ blood sugar values as well as to assure accurate medication treatment. This action has provided precise and more frequent exchange of information which guarantees correct insulin dose adjustment and diabetes management…