Glucagon

1. Any individual prescribed insulin or a sulfonylurea should be considered for glucagon in the event of a severe hypoglycaemic event.

A) False

B) True

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2. Glucagon

A) Is a form of sugar and will work not matter what to bring a person’s low blood glucose levels back into the healthy range.

B) Is used when an individual is not responding in the way they would normally. Response is usually anticipated within 10 minutes.

C) Is required to be mixed just before injection. Any unused potion should be discarded.

D) A and B are correct

E) B and C are correct

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3. Miss Sorensen has just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. She presents to your pharmacy on a weekend with a script for short and long-acting insulin and glucagon. She has had a brief consultation with an endocrinologist and has a follow up appointment booked with several allied health professionals the following week. It is essential she start the insulin today. She lives with her boyfriend who is in the carpark waiting for her. She seems to have a reasonable grasp of what to do and was shown by the endocrinologist how to give an injection with the insulin pen. Of the following scenarios which fits for Miss Sorensen’s best health outcome?

A) Dispense all her prescriptions, explain to her how the glucagon works and how to inject it in case of an emergency, log in to Pharmacy Diabetes, invite her to a Medscheck to access resources that you require and ensure Miss Sorensen is comfortable with all that she needs. Log interventions. (Explanation If Miss Sorensen requires a Glucagon injection, she will not be able to administer it to herself. Bet practice would suggest if it were possible to explain how to use this to the person most likely to be giving it to the individual.)

B) Dispense all her prescriptions, explain to her boyfriend how the glucagon works and how to inject it in case of an emergency, log in to Pharmacy Diabetes, invite her to a Medscheck to access resources that you require and ensure Miss Sorensen is comfortable with all that she needs. Log interventions.

C) Dispense all her prescriptions, explain to her boyfriend how the glucagon works and how to inject it in case of an emergency, log in to Pharmacy Diabetes, invite her to a Diabetes Medscheck to access resources that you require and ensure Miss Sorensen is comfortable with all that she needs. Log interventions. (Explanation individuals with type 1 diabetes are not eligible for a diabetes Medscheck. They can however have a Medscheck)

D) Dispense all medication, print CMI and direct her to u-tube on how to use the glucagon injection.

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4. Once used the glucagon needle must be placed in:

A) Sharps container

B) General rubbish

C) Recycle bin

D) All the above

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Glucagon

1. Any individual prescribed insulin or a sulfonylurea should be considered for glucagon in the event of a severe hypoglycaemic event.

2. Glucagon

4. Once used the glucagon needle must be placed in:

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