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Antihypoglycemic
increases in blood glucose (can treat low blood sugar)
Rivastigmine (Excelon)
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Aspart (Novolog)
rapid acting insulin
highest risk for hypoglycemia
onset 10-30 min
peak 30min-3 hours
duration 3hours-5 hours
Glargine (Lantus)
, long acting insulin
give once a day at bedtime
"peakless"
24 hour duration
must NOT be mixed with other insulin
High risk for hyperglycemia
NPH (Humulin N/Novolin N)
Intermediate acting insulin
given every morning
Cloudy insulin
onset 2-4 hours
peak 4-12 hours
duration 12-16 hours
NEVER give IV
Detemir (Levemir)
long acting insulin
give once a day at bedtime
"peakless"
24 hour duration
must NOT be mixed with other insulin
High risk for hyperglycemia
Lispro (Humalog)
rapid acting insulin
highest risk for hypoglycemia
onset 10-30 min
peak 30min-3 hours
duration 3hours-5 hours
Regular insulin
Humulin R, Novolin R (Short acting)
Clear insulin
Only IV
Metformin (Glucophage)
*biguanide anti-diabetic
*type 2 oral hypoglycemic
*lowers blood glucose levels
*works on the liver and GI tract- decreases GI absorption of glucose,