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Diabetes Mellitus Flashcards

1
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Outline insulin release

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  • secreted by B cells in pancreas
  • in response to increase [glucose] + incretins
  • parasympathetic response M3
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What is insulin release inhibited by?

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  • Decreased [glucose]
  • Cortisol
  • (Sympathetic response a2)
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What is the role of insulin?

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  • Decrease hepatic glucose output via inhibition of gluconeogenesis + glycogenolysis > increasing glycogen stores
  • Promote uptake of glucose into muscle + adipose tissue
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4
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What is the half life of insulin?

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5 minutes in plasma

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5
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What are the diagnosis factors of type 1 diabetes mellitus?

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  • Polyuria
  • Polydipsia
  • Weight loss
  • HbA1c >48mmol/mol
  • hyperglycaemia
  • plasma or urine ketones
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6
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What are the three main symptoms of diabetes mellitus?

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Polyuria
Polydipsia
Weight loss

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What does HbA1c measure?

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  • Percentage of RBCs with ‘sugar coating’
  • Reflects average blood sugar over last 10-12 weeks
  • in mmol/mol
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8
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What is the biochemical triad of diabetic ketoacidosis?

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Hyperglycaemia
Acidosis
Ketonaemia

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9
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When should you suspect diabetic ketoacidosis?

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  • blood glucose >11mmol/L
    AND
  • polyuria, Polydipsia, abdominal pain, lethargy, acetonic breath, confusion
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10
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Test results which suggest diabetic ketoacidosis

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  • +++ ketones in urine or blood
  • venous blood pH <7.3
  • HCO3 <15mmol/L
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11
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Why is insulin secreted in blood even during fasting

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Prevents down regulation of receptors

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12
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What are possible precipitating factors to diabetic ketoacidosis?

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Infection
Trauma
Non adherence to insulin treatment
Drug drug interactions

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13
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Treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis

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  • Fluids
  • Soluble insulin
  • K+ correction in additional fluids
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14
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Why is insulin routinely administer s.c and not p.o?

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It is a protein - to avoid digestion in gut

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15
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What is human insulin made from?

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Recombinant DNA
Enzymatic modification of porcine

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16
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What ways are insulin preparations made for slow absorption?

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  • protamine / zinc complex with natural insulin
  • soluble insulin form hexamers
  • insulin analogues
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17
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Reason for rotating site of insulin administration

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To limit lipodystrophy

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18
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Affect of insulin analogies on pharmacokinetics + pharmacodynamics

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  • changes PK
  • doesnt change PD
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19
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List the insulin types from fastest acting to slowest

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  • insulin aspart
  • soluble insulin
  • NPH
  • insulin glargine
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20
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What are adverse effects of insulin?

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Hypoglycaemia
Lipodystrophy

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21
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How should insulin be prescribed?

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By brand name

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22
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Contraindications of insulin

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Renal impairment
Hypoglycaemia risk

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23
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What are the important drug drug interactions of insulin

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  • Dose needs to be increased with systemic steroids
  • other hypoglycaemic agents
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24
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Outline the speed of action of basal bolus dosing

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  • bolus: rapid acting e.g. aspart
  • basal: long acting e.g. glargine
  • tries to mimic ‘normal’ insulin profile in non diabetic person
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25
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What is diabulimia?

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When a type 1 diabetic stops or reduces their insulin to control their weight

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26
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Differentiate between [glucose] and HbA1c?

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  • [glucose]: immediate measure of glucose levels at that moment in time
  • HbA1c: % of RBCs with sugar coating - average blood sugar over last 10-12 weeks
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27
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Do you need to increase or decrease insulin in a patient with renal impairment?

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decrease
Due to reduced renal clearance of insulin

28
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Managment of diabetes mellitus

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  • Lifestyle +education
  • Weight loss
  • Insulin later on
  • Treat comorbidities
29
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What is the first line drug treatment of diabetes mellitus?

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Metformin

30
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Example of biguanides

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Metformin

31
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What is the mechanism of action of metformin?

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  • decrease hepatic glucose production by inhibition gluconeogensis
  • some gluconeogenic activity remain to reduce hypoglycaemic risk
  • suppresses appetite > limits weight gain
32
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What class of drug is metformin?

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Biguanides

33
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What are adverse drug effects of metformin?

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GI upset - nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea

34
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What are important drug drug interactions of metformin?

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  • drugs that can impair renal function e.g. ACEi, diuretics, NSAIDs
  • loop + thiazide like diuretics > increase glucose
35
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Example of sulfonylureas

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Gliclazide

36
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What is the mechanism of action for sulfonylureas?

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  • simulate B cell pancreatic insulin secretion
  • block ATP dependent K+ channels
  • work at low [glucose]
  • need residual pancreatic function to work
37
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What are adverse effects of sulfonylureas?

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  • GI upset - N+V, diarrhoea
  • hypoglycaemia
  • weight gain
38
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What are contraindications of sulfonylureas?

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Hepatic + renal disease
Risk of hypoglycaemia

39
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What are important drug drug interactions of sulfonylureas?

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  • Other hypoglycaemic agents
  • Loop + thiazide diuretics - increase glucose so an reduce SU action
40
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Examples of glitazones

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Pioglitazone
Rosiglitazone

41
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What is the mechanism of action of glitazones?

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  • Insulin sensitisation in muscle + adipose
  • decrease hepatic glucose output by activating PPAR-y > gene transcription
42
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What are adverse effects of glitazones?

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  • GI upset
  • fluid retention
  • bladder cancer
  • weight gain
43
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What are the contradictions of glitazones?

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Heart failure due to fluid retention

44
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What are the important drug drug interactions with glitazones?

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Other hypoglycaemic agents

45
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Examples of SGLT2 inhibitors

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Dapagliflozin
Empagliflozin

46
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What is the mechanism of action of SGLT-2 inhibitors (gliflozins)?

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  • competitive reversible inhibition of SGLT2 in PCT
  • decrease glucose absorption from tubular filtrate
  • increase glucose excretion
47
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What are adverse effects of SGLT2 inhibitors (gliflozins)

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  • UTI
  • Genital infection
  • thirst + polyuria
  • pancreatitis
48
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What are contradincations of SGLT2 inhibitors (gliflozins)?

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Hypovolaemia

49
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What are important drug drug interactions of SGLT2 inhibitors (gliflozins)

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Antihypertenives
Other hypoglycaemic agents

50
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Physiological effect of GLP1

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  • increased insulin secretion + biosynthesis
  • decreases glucagon secretion
  • decreases gastric emptying in stomach
  • increases satiety > reducing food intake
  • indirectly increases glucose uptake in muscle
  • indirectly decreases glucose production in liver
51
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What is GLP-1?

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Glucagon like peptide-1

52
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Examples of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (gliptins)?

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Sitagliptin
Saxagliptin

53
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What is the mechanism of action of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (gliptins)?

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Prevent incretin degradation > increase plasma incretin conc. > insulin release

54
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What are adverse effects dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (gliptins)?

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  • GI upset
  • small pancreatitis risk
55
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What are contraindications of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (gliptins)?

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Pregnancy
History of pancreatitis

56
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What are important drug drug interactions of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (gliptins)?

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  • Other hypoglycaemic agents
  • loop + thiazide like diuretics > increase glucose
57
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Examples of GLP1 receptor agonists (incretin mimetics)?

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Exanatide
Liraglutide
Semaglutide

58
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What is the suffix of GLP1 receptor agonists (incretin mimetics)?

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-tide

59
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What is the mechanism of action of GLP1 receptor agonist (incretin mimetics)?

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  • increase glucose dependent synthesis of insulin secretion from B cells
  • activate GLP1 receptor
60
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Adverse side effects of GLP1 receptors agonists (incretin mimetics)

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  • GI upset
  • decreased appetite with weight loss
61
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What are contraindications of GLP1 receptor agonists (incretin mimetics)?

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Renal impairment

62
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What are important drug drug interactions of GLP1 receptor agonists (incretin mimetics)?

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Other hypoglycaemic agents

63
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Blood glucose levels for:
- normal
- prediabetes
- diabetes

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  • normal: 5.6mmol/L
  • prediabetes: 5.6-6.9mmol/L
  • diabetes: >7mmol/L
64
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What is lipodystrophy?

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Syndrome which causes a person to lose fat from an area of the body whilst gaining it in others

65
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Uses of SGLT-2 inhibitors

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  • type II DM as add on
  • HFrEF
66
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Why do gliptins have a low hypoglycaemia risk?

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Do not stimulate insulin secretion at normal plasma glucose

67
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List drug classes used in DM treatment

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  • biguanide
  • Sulfonylurea
  • SGLT-2 inhibitors
  • incretin mimetics/GLP1 agonists
  • gliptins/dipeptidul peptidase inhibitors
  • Glitazones

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