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Diagnosing Diabetes

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  • FPG >= 126 mg/dL
  • OGTT 2-hr postload >=200 mg/dL
  • A1C >= 6.5%
  • Random plasma glucose >= 200 mg/dL with symptoms of hyperglycemia/hyperglycemic crisis
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Hyperglycemia Symptoms

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  • Polyuria
  • Polydipsia
  • Polyphagia
  • Weight loss
  • Fatigue
  • Infections
  • Blurred vision
  • Poor healing
  • Growth failure in children
  • N/V
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Basal Insulin

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  • Suppresses glucose between meals and overnight
  • Maintains nearly constant levels
  • Provides ~50% of daily insulin needs
  • Target fasting glucose: 80-130 mg/dL
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Prandial Insulin

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  • Limits hyperglycemia after meals
  • Provides ~10-20% of daily requirement per meal
  • Target 1-2 hours post-prandial glucose <180 mg/dL
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Insulin Detemir

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  • Levemir
  • Long acting/basal insulin
  • 100 U/mL
  • Fatty acid side chain that bides to albumin at SC site to prolong absorption
  • Must dissociate form albumin and bind tot insulin receptors
  • DO NOT MIX IN SYRINGE WITH OTHER INSULINS
  • Lasts ~24 hours, typically BID dosing
  • Store at room temp for 42 days
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Lantus/Basaglar

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  • Insulin Glargine
  • 100 U/mL
  • Soluble at pH of 4
  • Microprecipitates when injected into body which slowly dissolves into monomers
  • Basaglar/Lantus are not interchangable like generics
  • DO NOT MIX IN SYRINGE WITH OTHER INSULINS
  • Lasts ~24 hours
  • Dosing once a day at the same time each day
  • Store at room temp for 28 days
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Toujeo

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  • Insulin glargine
  • 300 U/mL
  • Pen only
  • Lasts slightly longer than U-100
  • Less nocturnal hypoglycemia than U-100
  • Dose once a day at the same time each day
  • Store at room temperature for 42 days
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Tresiba

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  • Insulin Degludec
  • Ultra-long lasting insulin
  • Lasts up to 42 hours
  • Injected once a day at ANY time of day
  • U-100 and U-200 available
  • Less nocturnal hypoglycemia compared to U-100 glargine
  • Store at room temperature for 56 days
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NPH

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  • Novolin N (vial) or Humulin N (vial or pen)
  • 100 U/mL
  • Lasts about 12-18 hours
  • OTC
  • Can be used for basal insulin when given multiple times a day
  • Suspension, must be rolled/inverted 10 times before using
  • Pens: store at room temperature for 14 days
  • Humulin N stores at room temperature for 31 days
  • Novolin N stores at room temperature for 42 days
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Regular Insulin

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  • Novolin R or Humulin R (vials)
  • 100 U/mL
  • Lasts about 4-6 hours
  • OTC
  • Inject ~30 minutes before eating
  • Requires more meal planning (inconvenient)
  • Helpful for those with gastroparesis (delayed onset)
  • Can mix with NPH in same syringe
  • Humulin R stores at room temperature for 31 days
  • Novolin R stores at room temperature for 42 days
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Rapid Acting Insulin

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  • 100 U/mL
  • Lispro (Humalog, Admelog), Aspart (Novolog), Glulisine (Apidra)
  • Lasts about 3- 5 hours
  • Mimics body’s response to glucose absorption
  • Inject immediately before eating
  • Fiasp the only one with lenience (30 minutes before or after start of meal)
  • Can mix with NPH, but must inject within 5 minutes of mixing
  • Store at room temperature for 28 days
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Afrezza

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  • Rapid-acting inhaled meal time insulin
  • 4, 8, 12 U cartridges
  • Give at start of meal
  • Still need basal insulin
  • CI: Asthma and COPD due to bronchospasms
  • May need multiple cartridges to achieve necessary dose
  • Replace inhaler every 15 days
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NPH + Regular Insulin

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  • 70/30 mixtures
  • Novolin 70/30 or Humulin 70/30
  • Give 30 minutes before meals
  • Cloudy appearances
  • Mix before administering
  • Pens store for 10 days at room temperature
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NPH + Rapid Insulin

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  • Novolog 70/30 and Humalog 75/25
  • Give immediately before meal
  • Cloudy appearance
  • Mix before administering
  • Novolog stores at room temperature for 14 days
  • Humalog stores at room temperature for 10 days
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Converting NPH => Long-Acting

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  • 1 unit NPH = 1 unit detemir or degludec
  • Once daily NPH: 1 unit NPH = 1 unit glargine
  • Twice daily NPH: 80% of total daily NPH = once daily glargine dose
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Converting U-100 => U-300 Glargine

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  • 1:1
  • Then titrate up
  • Usually need a higher dose of Toujeo compared to Lantus
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Converting U-300 => U-100 Glargine

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-80% of the Toujeo dose

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1:1 Insulin Converions

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  • Levemir/Tresiba can be converted to other long acting insulins in 1:1
  • Regular to rapid acting is 1:1
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160 U Max Dose Pens

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  • Tresiba Flextouch U-200 (increments of 2 U)
  • Toujeo Max (increments of 2 U)
  • ALL OTHERS ARE MAX OF 80 U WITH 1 U INCREMENTS
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Insulin Storage

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  • Can store at room temperature for 28-56 days

- Keep in-use pens at room temp and all others in refrigerator

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Insulin AE

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  • Hypoglycemia: blood glucose < 70 mg/dL: caused from excess insulin, decreased/delayed meals, increases in exercise
  • Weight gain
  • Lipohypertrophy: rotate injection sites
  • Allergic reactions: rare
  • Insulin antibodies: rare
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Hypoglycemia Symptoms

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  • Tremors, palpitations, sweating
  • Excessive hunger
  • Headache
  • Mood changes, irritability
  • Unconsciousness
  • Seizures
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Hypoglycemia Treatment

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  • Rule of 15
  • Test FIRST, only treat if glucose < 70 mg/dL
  • Take 15 g of glucose, wait 15 minutes, retest
  • If still <70, take another 15 g and keep repeating until over 70 mg/dL
  • Once in normal range, eat a small snack or meal to prevent regression
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15 g Glucose Examples

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  • Tablets/gel
  • 1/2 cup of juice or soda
  • 3 graham crackers
  • 6 saltines
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Hypoglycemic Unawareness
- Unconscious from low glucose levels - Treat with glucagon kit or Baqsimi intranasal glucagon - Should response within 15 minutes of administering - Prescribe to all patients at risk of severe hypoglycemia (historically significant hypoglycemia of glucose <54 mg/dL)
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Insulin Administration Sites
- Abdomen - Back of arm - Thigh - Butt - ROTATE
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Pramlintide
- Symlin - Synthetic analog of human amylin - Amylin is deficient in Type I and Type II DM - Co-secreted with insulin form pancreas in response to a meal - Approved for any DM patient on optimal insulin therapy who aren't at goal - Not used often due to frequency of dosing
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Symlin MoA
1. Suppresses postprandial glucagon secretion 2. Regulates the rate of gastric emptying 3. Reduces food intake
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Symlin Efficacy/Dose
- Efficacy: A1C decreases ~0.1-0.4% in T1DM, 0.3-0.7% in T2DM - Dosing: 15 mcg SQ before meals (meals must be >30 g carbs); 60 mcg before major meals in T2DM - Reduce pre-prandial insulin doses when starting pramlintide, given in conjunction with meal-time insulin
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Symlin AE/DDI
- Hypoglycemia - reason to reduce prandial insulin - Nausea - titrate dose slowly - Drug interactions: delayed gastric emptying - Administer oral meds that need rapid onset 1 hour before or 2 hours after pramlintide
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Pramtintide CI/Precautions
- Gastroparesis - Hypoglycemic unawareness - Recurrent episodes of hypoglycemia in the last 6 months - A1C > 9%
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Glycemic Goals
- A1C < 7.0%: less stringent goals for those with severe hypoglycemic - Fasting glucose: 80-130 mg/dL - Postprandial glucose <180 mg/dL (1-2 hours after meal start) * *GOALS FOR TYPE 1 AND 2 DIABETES**
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Recommended Therapy
1. Use of multiple insulin injection: 3-4 injections/day of basal/prandial insulin 2. Matching prandial insulin to carb intake, premeal BG and anticipated activity 3. Use of insulin analogs as prandial insulin
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Long-Acting + Rapid-Acting Insulin Regimen
- Standard of care in T1DM - Minimum of 4 injections - Basal administered once a day, usually at bedtime - Give rapid acting just before meals
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Long-Acting + Regular Insulin Regimen
- Option for gastroparesis | - Regular insulin delayed onset ideal for these patients
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NPH + Rapid Acting Insulin Regimen (Bedtime option)
- Limited use in T1DM patients - NPH at breakfast and bedtime - Basal doesn't last 24 hours - Greater risk hypoglycemia: peak form NPH - Less expensive regimen
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NPH + Rapid Acting Insulin Regimen (Dinner option)
- NPH at breakfast and dinner - Disadvantage: NPH may not last all night leading to fasting hyperglycemia in the morning - Hypoglycemic risk during dase - Difficult to adjust if premixed
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NPH + Regular Insulin Regimen
- NPH at breakfast at bedtime - Regular at breakfast and dinner, can also give at lunch - Least expensive regimen
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Dosing Basal Insulin
- Dosed for T1DM based on weight - 0.5units/kg/DAY - ~50% of TDD is basal insulin - Split remaining 50% into prandial insulin doses
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When to inject Prandial Insulin
- Rapid-acting: inject immediately (up to 15 minutes before meal) - Regular insulin: inject 30-45 minutes before meal - Conversion from regular to rapid is 1:1
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2 Parts of Prandial Insulin Dosing
1. Insulin to carb ratio (I:C) - Grams of carbs 1 unit of insulin will cover 2. Correction factor (CF) - Number of mg/dL the blood glucose will dorp after injecting 1 unit of rapid or regular insulin
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Calculating I:C
- Assume daily carbs is 500 | - Divide by TDD
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Counting Carbs
- 1 serving = 15 g 1. Basic carb counting: limit patient to specific number of carbs/meal and have the patient on a set insulin dose +/- CF 2. Advanced carb counting (T1DM) - count carbs according to meal and inject corresponding insulin amount based on I:C
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Correction Factor
- Use when blood glucose is elevated before a meal | - Add 1 unit of insulin for every 50 mg/dL above 100 (midpoint fasting glucose target)
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Calculating CF
- 1800 rule | - Divide by TDD to see how far blood glucose will drop for 1 unit of insulin
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How to know which insulin to adjust...
- ONLY ADJUST WHEN PATTERNS ARE OUT OF RANGE - Fasting hyperglycemia: basal insulin, increase by 1-2 units every 3 days until fasting glucose is in range - Post-prandial hyperglycemia: 1-2 hours after last meal, increase pre-meal insulin, adjust I:C ratio to minimize CF use - Pre-prandial hyperglycemia: not enough insulin given with previous meal
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Adjusting I:C
- Adjust by 2-5 grams when post-prandial blood glucose is consistently >180 mg/dL OR pre-prandial >130 mg/dL - If consistently hypoglycemic, decrease the ratio - Verify that the patient is correctly counting carbs!!!

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