Glucose levels of inpatient diabetics are more labile because of this reason

This serious complication led the ADA to change the recommendations (more than 10 years ago) of tight glucose control of 80-110 to moderate range of 140-180

The normal pancreas makes this "type" of insulin every moment of every day, sick or well, eating or not. (Hint: rhymes with an Italian herb)

Because inpatients typically eat fewer calories/ carbohydrates THAN at home, this adjustment should be made on admission MW

Hypoglycemic events in radiology or other procedural departments can be prevented by this.

In a healthy diabetic glucose stores are kept in this organ

Hypoglycemia in diabetic inpatients is defined as any glucose below this level

The normal pancreas responds to a meal by releasing a surge if this "type" of insulin.

This task is key to effectively determining the amount of nutritional (bolus) insulin needed for each meal.

This standing nursing order helps PREVENT hypoglycemia when a TPN line comes out accidentally or TPN is stopped

When sick diabetics get hypoglycemia they are dependent on this person(s) for rescue.

This glucose range is the target for diabetic inpatients.

Because we estimate the amount of basal (long acting) and nutritional (bolus) insulin needed in the hospital, we must also use this category of insulin to fine tune the glucose

This free and readily available resource is often underused in the management of inpatient diabetes

This standing order directs the nurse to do this whenever the the blood glucose is < 70mg/dl in addition to starting the hypoglycemic protocol

This organ can neither synthesize nor store glucose making is susceptible to harm from hypoglycemia

Inpatient glucoses above 220 mg/dL can cause this poor outcome.

EVERY (diabetic and non diabetic) patient in the hospital whose glucose can not be controlled < 180-220 mg/dL at all times should be switched to this method of glycemic control.

Nutritional (bolus) insulin should be administered during this window of time relative to food intake.

Routinely interviewing the patient on admission and documenting this information breeds patient trust and helps prevent/recognize hypoglycemia.

If a patient's oral agents are changed to insulin in the hospitals when should the oral agents be reinstated?

This glucose range is the target for a well diabetic at home.

This "retroactive chasing your tail" glucose management strategy is outdated by > 20 years and leads to the most common hypo and hyper glycemic events, and should be abandoned!

The division of these three tasks creates challenges in coordinating meals and insulin.

Modern diabetes management can be done by many patients themselves even better than by hospitals by using these 2 devices in concert.