CDEWannaBe

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  1. please help with Learning all about Insulin

    CDEWannaBe replied to beatrice1's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Glad it helped. As a kid and teen my diabetes was overseen by the great team at the Barbara Davis Center. I didn't always do what they recommended, but the doctors worked hard to educate and encourage...

  2. Taking the CDE

    CDEWannaBe replied to bostonurse13's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    What was the test like? Which areas were most

  3. please help with Learning all about Insulin

    CDEWannaBe replied to beatrice1's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    This is the Pink Panther Diabetes book published by the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in Denver. Chapter 8 does a great job covering insulins and can be read on this link....

  4. diabetes...high and low?

    CDEWannaBe replied to ender's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    The best visual for insulin is that it's like a bridge that gets glucose from digested food into the cells. Insulin helps the cells use glucose for immediate energy, then store the leftover glucose...

  5. insulin

    CDEWannaBe replied to username33's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Sorry, but that's not accurate. Both the ADA and Guidelines.gov define basal and bolus insulin as I described above. The insulin pump is just another way of delivering the insulin. You can give...

  6. What field of nursing are you interested into going into?

    CDEWannaBe replied to CNA1991's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Second career for me too. I'm earning an RN to become a Diabetes Educator after having type 1 diabetes myself since age

  7. Does it matter where you take your prereqs?

    CDEWannaBe replied to hmadden12's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Call the nursing program and ask. Many schools have nursing program advisors who will evaluate your transcripts. In addition to looking at your grades, they'll usually take a closer look at your GPA...

  8. insulin

    CDEWannaBe replied to username33's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I don't mean to be disrespectful, but you're confusing apples with oranges. Basal insulin just means it's the base rate of insulin needed to maintain blood sugars when no food is ingested. It can be...

  9. Sliding Scale Novolog Question

    CDEWannaBe replied to silverhalide's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    xtxrn is right on. A sliding scale corrects a high blood sugar. A carb ratio gives extra insulin to cover the carbohydrates consumed. Insulin dependent diabetics should use both to adjust insulin....

  10. Is a blood glucose of 455 ever "normal"?

    CDEWannaBe replied to gatoraims RN's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    The 70/30 provides the basal insulin. It stays in the system for 14-24 hours. It's kind of old school since there are better long acting insulins like Lantus and Levemir available, but the 70/30 is...

  11. any diabetes educators out there?

    CDEWannaBe replied to ksc0723's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious to hear from Diabetes Educators out there too. Education makes a huge difference in the quality of life and the short and long term health of any diabetic. Thanks to modern technology...

  12. Having such a difficult time finding work

    CDEWannaBe replied to BXone86's topic in General Nursing

    Where are you applying? Most nursing homes are in need of qualified CNAs. Once you do a year or two in a nursing home you have experience to go on to a hospital or other

  13. Is a blood glucose of 455 ever "normal"?

    CDEWannaBe replied to gatoraims RN's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    You did the right thing to wash her hands and retest. With extra food or not enough insulin a 455 blood sugar can happen. Hope the staff was knowledgable enough to bring the patient's blood sugar...