Observe for signs of urinary tract and vaginal infections, and monitor the patient’s urine for protein, an early sign
of nephropathy.
Prevention
Provide meticulous skincare, espeically to feet
wear close toed shoes
exercise
Practice healthy eating habits
Recommend regular ophthalmologic examinations.
Medications
Insulin
Long Acting
Lantus, Levemir
Long-acting
insulin
covers
insulin
needs for
about one
full day.
Short Acting
Regular (R) humulin,
Short-acting insulin covers
insulin needs for meals eaten
within 30-60 minutes
Rapid acting
Humalog, Novolog, Apidra
Rapid-acting
insulin covers
insulin needs for
meals eaten at the
same time as the
injection.
Patho
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic illness characterized by
the body’s inability to produce insulin due to the
autoimmune destruction of the beta cells in the
pancreas
Risk factors
age, gender, genetics
Goals
Free of infection and no skin breakdown
Able to maintain gluclose levels with in the 70-100