Diabetic medications

[FloridaRNstudent]

We are having a quiz on all of the diabetic medications..do you have any tips on how to memorize these in a very short time???side effects, contraindications, everything. Along with everything you ever wanted to know about diabetes but were afraid to ask..based on a 4-5 hour lecture we are supposed to know all of this and be tested. I don't understand why nursing schools feel like drowning you with important medication information makes sense. We are thrown all of this information in Med/Surg in one day when we spent days and weeks on bed baths, linen disposal, and things that were not as important as making sure a patient recieves the correct insulin, dosage, etc., (I know it is important, but I'm talking about the ratio of time versus importance here). Is there some trick to remembering all of this because I read it over and over and then I go back and the words just blurr togettttttttthhhhhherrr

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

Hello I was wondering if someone could help me out on an abbreviation?

Im looking for the medical term for "SS" in SS insulin

"SS Insulin" means Sliding Scale insulin. It is insulin that is given to a patient based upon the results of their fingerstick blood sugars. The doctor should have also written parameters for this, i.e.

• 0-150 no insulin
  
• 151 to 200 - 5 units Regular Insulin
  
• 201 to 250 - 8 units Regular Insulin
  
• 251 to 300 - 11 units Regular Insulin
  
• 301+ - 15 units Regular Insulin

[spuropathy]

Thank You, Now i wish i understood insulin better. So is it a insulin based off of sulfer?

Im not really sure. I havent heard, nor administered SS insulin before. Sulfur probably maybe helps in its absorption, or prolongs its action time, I do not really know.

But insulin is based on human (endogenous) insulin, although of course with preservatives and all of that to delay absorption and some other things. Insulin analogs like Novolog or Humalog are slightly altered to prolong the action.

Insulin kind of takes a long time to explain how it works, do you know anything about diabetes?

[Tee2]

some but i think i got it now

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

I've been a RN for 32 years. If I see "SS" with the word "Insulin" it means "sliding scale insulin" to me. I've never heard of anything called sulfur insulin. Abbreviations in medication administration are highly discouraged these days. SS is also a common abbreviation for "one half".

[spuropathy]

I've been a RN for 32 years. If I see "SS" with the word "Insulin" it means "sliding scale insulin" to me. I've never heard of anything called sulfur insulin. Abbreviations in medication administration are highly discouraged these days. SS is also a common abbreviation for "one half".

Its a new thing though, my instructor specializes on diabetes so we were really hit hard on this stuff.

But I cant believe I missed out on it being sliding scale, that is the more reasonable explanation.

[Tee2]

This is what i was looking for Thank You!!:nuke:

[Tee2]

Yeah we are going through medical abbreviations and i cant believe the multiple meanings for some of these abbreviations, i can see why they are getting away from using abbreviations, its a hazard.