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  1. 7. An order to check blood glucose before meals and at bedtime
  2. 8. A rapid acting form of insulin
  3. 10. This device is used to measure blood glucose levels
  4. 12. A common diabetes oral medication that must be held prior to iodinated radiographic contrast
  5. 13. Life threatening condition caused by severe insulin deficiency, most commonly in type 1 diabetes
  6. 14. Condition of elevated glucose.
  7. 16. An injectable agent to treat hypoglycemia if the patient is unable to swallow
  8. 18. Excessive thirst, a common symptom of high blood glucose levels
  9. 19. The most common form of diabetes characterized by insulin resistance
  10. 20. This type of diabetes is an autoimmune disease causing an insulin production deficit
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  1. 1. Patients prescribed insulin pens at discharge also require a prescription for pen _________.
  2. 2. Patients should have a blood glucose less than 300 mg/dl before ________
  3. 3. A blood glucose < 70 mg/dL
  4. 4. A key symptom of uncontrolled hyperglycemia causing excessive urination
  5. 5. A long-acting insulin with no peak time
  6. 6. The organ that produces insulin
  7. 9. A patient with diabetes should be ordered a controlled ____________diet.
  8. 11. The hemoglobin A1C test measures average blood glucose levels over this many months.
  9. 15. Another name for blood sugar
  10. 17. The preferred insulin injection site, absorbed most consistently from here
  11. 19. Basal insulin Must be given _______ hours before stopping an IV insulin drip