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10/30/2007

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Term
Examples of Sulfonylureas
Definition
-    Glimepiride
-    Glipizide
-    Glyburide
-    Gliclazide
Term
Examples of Meglitinides
Definition
-    Repaglinide
-    Nateglinide
Term
Example of Biguanides  
Definition
-    Metformin
Term
Examples of Thiazolidinediones
Definition
-    Troglitazone
-    Rosiglitazone
-    Pioglitazone
Term
Examples of Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors  
Definition
-    Acarbose
-    Miglitol
Term
Possible Combination Therapies  
Definition

Sulfonylurea + Biguanide

Thiazolidinedione + Biguanide

Sulfonylurea + Thiazolidinedione 

Term
Glyburide      +  Metformin     =
Definition
Glucovance
Term
Glipizide        +  Metformin    
Definition
Metaglip
Term
Rosiglitazone        +    Metformin  =
Definition
Avandamet
Term
Glimeperide + Rosiglitazone =
Definition
Avandaryl
Term
What can you combine with insulin?
Definition
-    Biguanides
-    Sulfonylureas
-    Thiazolidinediones
-    Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors
Term
What is an example of Amylin
Definition
-    Pramlintide
Term
What is an example of GLP-1
Definition
Exenatide (Byetta)
Term
What are examples of Rapid-acting insulins?
Definition

                Lispro insulin


                Aspart insulin


                Glulisine insulin      

Term
What is considered a Short-Acting Insulin
Definition
Regular Insulin
Term
What are examples of intermediate-acting insulins
Definition

        NPH   


        Lente insulins

Term

What are examples of Long-Acting Insulins?

 

Definition

                Ultralente insulin


                Glargine insulin
       

                Detemir insulin

Term
What is the inhaled insulin and what kind is it?
Definition

Exubera

 

(regular insulin) 

Term
What are the possible ratios for NPH/Regular Insulins Pre-mixed
Definition

70/30

50/50 

Term
What is the ration for Lispro/NPL Insulins Pre-mixed
Definition
75/25
Term
What is characterisitic of Rapid Acting Insulin?
Definition

-    Rapid-acting insulins can be taken just before meals.  
-    Clear solutions, neutral pH
-    Onset time: 5-15 minutes
-    Peak time: 1 hour
-    Duration: 3-5 hours
-    Improve patient convenience
-    Improve control

Term
What is characteristic of regular insulin?
Definition
-    Clear solution, neutral pH, mostly crystalline zinc insulin hexamers, plus  smaller amounts of dimers and monomers
-    Originally referred to as “short-acting”
-    Onset time: 30 minutes
-    Peak time:  2-3 hours
-    Duration:  5-8 hours
Term
What are advantages of Rapid acting insulin agents?
Definition
  1. Improve patient convenience
  2. Modify time action of human insulin toward a more physiologic profile
  3. Reduce postprandial hyperglycemia
  4. Minimize postprandial hypoglycemia
  5. Reduce need for between-meal snacks
  6. Adjust dosage size based on actual meal
  7. Improve control
Term
What is characteristic of NPH Insulin?
Definition
Neutral Protamine Hagedorn Insulin
Cloudy solution containing salmon protamine, a peptide containing multiple arginine residues

Onset time:  2-3 hours
Peak time:  4-8 hours
Duration:  12-16 hours
Term
What is characteristic of Insulin Glargine
Definition
Very long-acting form of insulin
Two Arginine residues attached to B chain
     in positions 31 and 32
Administer once a day
Clear solution, acid pH required
After injection, insulin glargine is poorly
     soluble due to neutral pH
Only a small fixed amount of insulin is released per minute
No peak time
Term
What are the exubera indications?
Definition

EXUBERA has an onset of action similar to rapid-acting insulin analogs and has a duration of glucose-lowering activity comparable to SC regular human insulin

In patients with type 1 diabetes, EXUBERA should be used in regimens that include a longer-acting insulin

In patients with type 2 diabetes, EXUBERA can be used as monotherapy or in combination with oral agents or longer-acting insulins

 EXUBERA is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with diabetes mellitus for the control of hyperglycemia
 

Term
What are the precautions for Exubera
Definition

These include:

    EXUBERA is not recommended for use in patients with underlying lung disease, such as asthma or COPD

    Safety and effectiveness of EXUBERA in pediatric patients have not been established

    EXUBERA is Pregnancy Category C
    EXUBERA should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed

Term
What is characteristic of Insulin detemir
Definition
  • Designed to bind specifically to albumin
  • Albumin binding protracts:
  •  
    •     Absorption of insulin detemir from the subcutaneous depot
    •     Residency of insulin detemir in the circulation
  • Albumin binding buffers variability of action of insulin detemir
  • There are no safety concerns with albumin binding of insulin detemir or with changes to its insulin structure
Term
How do you mix Regular and NPH Insulins
Definition
  • Inject air into both vials
  • Draw up regular insulin first
  • Draw up NPH insulin
  • Avoid contamination of Regular (clear) insulin with NPH (cloudy) insulin
  • Avoid air bubbles
Term
What is characteristics of Pre-mixed insulin?
Definition
Cloudy solutions, neutral pH
Term
What are the advantages of Premixed Rapid/Intermediate Insulins
Definition
  • Convenience and mixing accuracy of a premixed insulin
  • Unique rapid onset of action of insulin
  • Injection closer to mealtime, anytime within 15 minutes before a meal
  • More physiologic insulin profile
Term
How has glucose monitoring improved?
Definition

  • Faster testing
  • Less blood
  • Less pain
  • Alternate sites
  • Noninvasive testing
Term
What are the patient education issues for the administration of insulin?
Definition
  • Insulin Administration
    • preferred injection site
    • Fast-acting insulin bolus within 15 minutes before meals
    • Regular insulin 30–45 minutes before meals
  • When to self-monitor blood glucose
    • 4 times per day (pre-meals)
    • Occasionally 1–2 hours postmeal
    • Occasionally at 3:00 a.m.
  • How to recognize and treat hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia
Term
What schools have done differently to cause an increase in diabetes?
Definition

• Eliminated physical education classes
•  Served high-fat lunches and fast food
•  Provided soda and snack machines

 

 

INCREASE OBESITY 

Term
What does Secretagogues medication do for patients with diabetes?
Definition
Pancreas-- stimulates insulin production
Term
What do Metformin drugs do
Definition

Trigger the Liver to decrease glucose release

Trigger Fat/muscle to increasae insulin sensitivity

 

Term
What does Thiazolidinedione do?
Definition
Triggers Fat/Muscle to increase insulin sensitivity
Term
what does Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors do?
Definition
Triggers the institine to slow down the metabolism of carbohydrates
Term
What are characteristic of sulfonylureas?
Definition
  • Sulfonylureas increase endogenous insulin secretion
  • Other Effects
    • Hypoglycemia
    • Weight gain
    • No specific effect on plasma lipids or blood pressure
    • Generally the least expensive class of medication
  • Medications in this Class:
    • First generation sulfonylureas: chlorpropamide (Diabinese), tolazamide, acetohexamide (Dymelor), tolbutamide
    • Second generation sulfonylureas: glyburide (Micronase, Glynase, and DiaBeta), glimepiride (Amaryl), glipizide (Glucotrol, Glucotrol XL)
Term
What is characterisitc of Meglitinides
Definition
  • Meglitinides stimulate insulin secretion (rapidly and for a short duration) in the presence of glucose.
  • Other Effects
    • Hypoglycemia (although may be less than with sulfonylureas if patient has a variable eating schedule)
    • Weight gain
    • No significant effect on plasma lipid levels
    • Safe at higher levels of serum Cr than sulfonylureas
  • Medications in this Class: repaglinide (Prandin), nateglinide (Starlix)
Term
What is characteristic of Biguanides?
Definition
  • Biguanides decrease hepatic glucose production and increase insulin-mediated peripheral glucose uptake.
  • Other Effects
    • Diarrhea and abdominal discomfort
    • Lactic acidosis if improperly prescribed
    • Cause small decrease in LDL and triglycerides
    • No specific effect on blood pressure
    • No weight gain, with possible modest weight loss
  • Contraindicated in patients with impaired renal function (Serum Cr > 1.4 mg/dL for women, or 1.5 mg/dL for men)
  • Medications in this Class: metformin (Glucophage), metformin extended release (Glucophage XR)
Term
What is characteristic of Thiazolidinediones?
Definition
  • Thiazolidinediones decrease insulin resistance by making muscle and adipose cells more sensitive to insulin. They also suppress hepatic glucose production.
  • Other Effects
    • Weight gain, edema
    • Hypoglycemia (if taken with insulin or agents that stimulate insulin release)
  • Contraindicated in patients with abnormal liver function or CHF
  • Improves HDL and triglycerides; LDL neutral
  • Medications in this Class: pioglitazone (Actos), rosiglitazone (Avandia), [troglitazone (Rezulin) - taken off market due to liver toxicity]; FDA warning for early cardiac death
Term
What is characteristic of Alpha-glucosidase Inhibitors
Definition
  • Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors block the enzymes that digest starches in the small intestine
  • Other Effects
    • Flatulence or abdominal discomfort
    • No specific effect on lipids or blood pressure
    • No weight gain
  • Contraindicated in patients with inflammatory bowel disease or cirrhosis
  • Medications in this Class: acarbose (Precose), miglitol (Glyset)
Term
what does amylin do?
Definition
  • Amylin is naturally made in the pancreas along with insulin
    •     Decreases glucagon release
    •     Decreases blood glucose rise after a meal
    •     Decreases hunger
  •     Taken by injection before meals
  •     May produce weight loss
Term
What is symlin   
Definition
analog of amylin
Term
How does pramlintide (symlin) affect diabetic patients?
Definition

  • Type 2 diabetes,
    • as an adjunct treatment in patients who use mealtime insulin therapy and have failed to achieve desired glucose control despite optimal insulin therapy
    • with or without a concurrent sulfonylurea agent and/or metformin.
  • Type 1 diabetes, 
    • as an adjunct treatment in patients who use mealtime insulin therapy and who have failed to achieve desired glucose control despite optimal insulin therapy.
Term
What is characteristic of Exenatide (Byetta)
Definition

  • Analog of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 (GLP-1)
  • Increases insulin secretion from pancreas
  • Restores first phase insulin secretion
  • Decreases glucagon release from pancreas
  • Slows gastric emptying,  delays absorption
  • Induces a feeling of fullness
  • Produces weight loss
  • Taken by injection before meals
  • Broken down too quickly to have a therapeutic effect
Term
What is Sitagliptin (Januvia)?
Definition
Inhibitor of DPP-IV which is the enzyme that breaks down GLP-1 peptides
Term

what are some fears of diabetic patients?

 

Definition

1. Fear of injections

2. Fear of hypoglycemia

3. Fear of Weight Gain

4. some falsely believe that insulin leads to "worse diabetes"

5. The disease is an inconvenience

 

Term
What is glucagon and what is it used for?
Definition
  • Peptide hormone
  • Made in the pancreas
  • Secreted when blood glucose level becomes too low
  • Used clinically to rescue patient with severe hypoglycemia
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