1. When considering insulin choose the answer what is the most correct:
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2. Of the insulin listed below which would be considered insulin prescribed at mealtimes for management of blood glucose levels due to food?
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3. Of the insulin listed below which would be considered insulin prescribed as the basal (background) for the management of blood glucose levels?
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4. Mr King is a regular customer to your pharmacy. He has come in on a Friday night having just seen the GP who has decided to start him on 10 units of Glargine insulin. You are aware Mr King has had type 2 diabetes for several years, but you have never had much of a chance to talk to him since he always seems to speak with the other pharmacist. Mr King is worried about hypoglycaemia since he observed his father have some “nasty turns when he was still alive, and they would have to feed him lots of sugar”. Given it is the weekend, choose the scenario that describes the outcome which will have the best health outcome for Mr King.
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5. When considering insulin pen needles which of the following is true?
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6. When considering mixed insulin which of the following is true?
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7. When considering insulin and the role of glucose monitoring which of the following is true?
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8. Mr Nguyen is a regular customer to the pharmacy and returns with an insulin pen recently dispensed. He is concerned the insulin is out of date since the insulin in the disposable pens is cloudy like milk. Mr Nguyen has recently been changed from a once-a-day insulin (Glargine) to twice a day insulin to be injected just before meals (30% soluble insulin aspart (rys) and 70%insulin aspart (rys) crystallised with protamine, Novomix 30). He has seen both an endocrinologist and credentialled diabetes educator in the past. When considering this, what would be the best scenario for Mr Nguyen for insulin management?
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9. When considering Insulin degludec (rys) and insulin aspart (rys) (Ryzodeg 70/30) which of the following statements are true
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10. When considering glargine insulin (Optisulin) which of the following statements is true?
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Insulin Quiz