What are the factors that increase the rist of diabetes

• Above 45
• Fat and not exercise
• High blood pressure
• High triglycerides
• Low HDL(High density lipoprotein)
• Being insulin resistant
• If diabetes runs in the family

What does hypoglycemia result in?

Seizures or coma

What does Hyperglycemia result in?

Ketoacidosis, neurophathy(nerve damage), heart, kidney and eye disease

Whats ketoacidosis

A condition most common amongst Diabetic I, its when your body starts using only fat for fuel

List blood sugar tests

• Glucometer
• FBS(Fasting blood sugar)
• Hemoglobin A1C test(tracks levels of glucose for 90 days)
• CGM(continues glucose monitors)(sticks beneath the skin, not so good bc its not sampling from the blood)

What are the ranges of blood sugar while using glucometer

What are the ranges of blood sugar while using Hemoglobin A1C test

List requirements for injection

• Syringe & Needle
• The medication
• Gloves
• Band-Aid
• Alcohol for cleaning

What to do before injection

1. Clean the table where u put the syringe
2. Check if you have the right medication, dosage and expiration date
3. Remove the air bubles in the barell of the syringe before injection

What are the types of injections

Common(the pic besides intradermal)

Uncommon:

• Intradermal
• Intra-artucular(joints)
• Intraspinal
• Intrapleural

For what we use subcutaneous injection

Morphine, insulin and vaccines

For what we use Intramuscular injection

and Sex Hormones(Testosterone, estradiol(made in the ovaries), Vitamin B12 and inactive or dead influenza virus

For what we use Intravenous injection

• Fluids to hydrate the body when the patient can't drink it
• electrolyte(like Ma, Na and ions) to balance the body when it has too much of one
• blood especially after a lot of blood loss
• Medication

For what we use Intradermal injection

to see if the person has tuberculosis, and other allergy diagnoses medication because you can see the reaction of the patient to the drug and for local anesthesia

Which route is the slowest in term of absorption?

intradermal

Where to apply subcutaneous injection

the anterior part of the thigh, arms and in the scapula part of the back and abdomen

Where to apply intramuscular injection

2 fingers below the acromion process, gluteus Medius just avoid the sciatic nerve and the rectus femoris

Where to apply intravenous injection

any prominent vein is possible