N172 :DIABETES MELLITUS: PHARMACOLOGY TEST
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
Normal Glucose range -- Answer ✔✔ 74-110 mg/dL
High blood glucose signals which organ to release what? -- Answer ✔✔ Insulin released
by Beta cells of Pancreas
At home insulin patient teaching -- Answer ✔✔ Stay in same anatomical region for all
squares THEN move to new area
-More consistent absorption
When to change insulin pump site? -- Answer ✔✔ 2-3 days
Lipodystrophy -- Answer ✔✔ Abnormality in the metabolism or deposition of fats.
-Insulin lipodystrophy is the loss of local fat deposits in diabetic patients as a
complication of repeated insulin injections.
basal insulin -- Answer ✔✔ -Small but constant stream of insulin
Bolus insulin -- Answer ✔✔ a single, large dose of medicine
-shot
-insulin pump
Can Type 1 diabetes be on oral insulin? -- Answer ✔✔ NO
Type 2 diabetes oral meds facts -- Answer ✔✔ Advantages:
-less chance of hypoglycemia
-more flexibility
