NURS 3550H Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Dyslipidemia, Insulin, Lisinopril
31 Oct 2018
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Drugs for diabetes mellitus (dm) chapter 57 (p. 667-686) *fun fact: the term diabetes mellitus is derived from the greek word for fountain and latin word for honey. The term describes one of the prominent symptoms of untreated dm: production of large volumes of glucose-rich urine: review of diabetes on p. 667-670 (including the types and complications) Overview of treatment: type 1 dm, maintain weight. Intensive insulin therapy education using either carbohydrate counting or experienced based estimation approach in achieving glycemic control: glycemic index: is an indicator of how a particular carbohydrate will affect blood glucose levels. Foods with a high glycemic index are white bread and unprocessed white breasts. It is typical for patients with type ii diabetes to eventually require insulin therapy. Synthesized in the pancreas by beta cells within the islets of. Short duration: rapid acting: administered in association with meals to control of the postprandial rise in blood glucose.
