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Insulin and Oral Drugs used in the Tx of DM 1 & II

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Onset: 10-15 min Peak: 30-60 min Dur: 5 hrs or less   Rapid Acting Insulin (Humalog)(Aspart)(Apidra)  
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Onset: 30-60 min Peak: 2-4 hrs Dur: 5-7 hrs   Short Acting Insulin regular (Humulin R, Novolin R)  
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Onset: 1-4 hrs Peak: 8-12 hrs Dur: 18-24   NPH (Humulin N, Novolin N) Intermediate Acting  
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Onset: 6-8 hrs Peak: 12-24 hrs Dur: ???   Detemir (Levemir) Intermediate Acting  
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Onset: 1-1.5 hrs Peak: NONE Dur: 24 hrs   Lantus Long Acting  
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"Give the Shot while the tray is hot."   Rapid Acting (Humalog, Novolog, Apidra)  
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Used in Insulin Drips   Regular (Humulin R, Novolin R)  
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Associated with U-500   Regular (Humulin R, Novolin R)  
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Give 30 min before meal once or twice a day   NPH (Humulin N, Novolin N)  
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This is usually mixed with regular insulin   NPH (Humulin N, Novolin N)  
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"Cloudy"   NPH (Humulin N, Novolin N)  
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This cannot be mixed   Detemir (Levemir)  
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This drug does not have a peak   Lantus  
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This drug is usually given at bedtime   Lantus  
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Least risk of Hypoglycemia (Insulin)   Lantus  
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No mixing No IVs   Lantus  
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Hypoglycemia is of greatest risk at these times...   Peak drug times During exercise Too much Insulin Skipped meals  
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Build up off fat cause by lack of rotating injection sites   Lipodystrophy  
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This drug decreases hepatoglycogenesis AND decreases Insulin resistance   metformin (Glucophage)  
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An added benefit on this drug is weight loss   metformin (Glucophage)  
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Only oral antidiabetic that can be used in pregnancy   metformin (Glucophage)  
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Drug of choice for type II diabetics   metformin (Glucophage)  
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IV contrast dye in contraindicated with this drug   metformin (Glucophage)  
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This should be D/C during hospital stay or 48 hrs before and after dx procedures   metformin (Glucophage)  
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IV Contrast Dye + Metformin =   Lactic Acidosis  
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An adverse effect of IV contrast dye related to renal impairment   Lactic Acidosis  
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This drug produces an antabuse effect when mixed with alcohol   glipizide (Glucotrol)  
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Due to the effects on the pancreas, hypoglycemia is a concern for which drugs?   Glucotrol (Sulfa) and Prandin (glinide)  
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Weight gain is an adverse effect in these three oral antidiabetics   Glucotrol (Sulfa), Prandin (glinide), and Avandia (glitazone)  
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This drug is similar to insulin in that it's action is short and fast (meal coverage)   Prandin Glinide  
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This oral antidiabetic should be administered with meals OR Prandially   Prandin Glinide  
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These drugs stimulate release of insulin by acting on the pancreas   Glucotrol and Prandin  
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This drug decreases insulin resistance   Avandia "glitazone"  
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Fluid retention and Edema are adverse rxns to which drug?   Avandia "glitazone"  
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Increase plasma lipid levels are cause by which drug?   Avandia "glitazone"  
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Liver problems are associated with which two oral antidiabetic drugs?   Avandia (glitazone) and Precose (Alpha)  
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This drug is contraindicated in pts with cardiovascular disease   Avandia (glitazone)  
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This drug works in the GI tract by blocking absorption of carbs. Thereby preventing serum glucose spikes   Precose (Alpha)  
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GI effects such as Ab cramping, diarrhea, flatulence, and borborygmus are caused by which drug?   Precose (Alpha)  
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This drug should be taken with the first bite of a meal   Precose (Alpha)  
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Liver toxicity is HUGE with this oral antidiabetic   Precose (Alpha)  
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Amylin synthetic   Symlin  
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This drug delays gastric emptying which suppresses glucagon secretion   Symlin  
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This drug is given SubQ to Type I & II diabetics   Symlin  
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This SubQ antidiabetic should be given with meals   Symlin  
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This drug should be monitored extra carefully for hypoglycemic rxns when taken with insulin   Symlin **Especially important with Type I**  
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Other meds should be taken an hour before these two drugs   Symlin and Byetta  
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Injection site rxns and Nausea are common side effects with these two SubQ antidiabetics   Symlin and Byetta  
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Hormones secreted by intestine after a meal.   Incretins  
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Signal pancreas to increase insulin secretion   Incretins  
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Mimic Incretin hormones   Byetta  
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This drug has a high risk of pancreatitis   Byetta  
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This drug can cause hypoglycemia when mixed with Sulfonylureas (glucotrol)   Byetta  
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This drug is often confused with insulin   Byetta  
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This subQ antidiabetic drug should be administered 30-60 minutes preprandial.   Byetta  
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This drug reduces the breakdown of incretins thereby increasing incretin levels   Januvia  
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Adverse rxns of this drug resemble theh common cold   Januvia  
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This incretin mimetic may be combined with Sulfonylureas (Glucotrol)   Januvia  
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This incretin drug requires only once a day dosing   Januvia  
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