Disasters Averted

Recently I saw a type 1 DM patient diagnosed in 1980 at 15 years of age. She had not seen an educator in quite some time but had changed from NPH/Regular to Lantus & Regular….

I was working with a patient who’d recently had a pump upgrade and although he said he didn’t have problems or issues with infusion set changes, I urged him to change his set while I was present….

I saw an obese long-term person with Type 2 diabetes who was experiencing widely fluctuating BGs and had had two hospitalizations within the previous six months, one for a BG of 28mg dl and one for an infested hair follicle (BG 413 mg/dl in ER)….

A patient called to report that they had the flu, were vomiting and had diarrhea. The patient was not eating and so assumed, because of this, that….

Surveys indicate that eyesight is the one sense that Americans fear losing most. Several weeks ago, I examined a patient who complained of “sudden” onset vision loss….

I was working with a patient who’d recently had a pump upgrade and although he said he didn’t have problems or issues with infusion set changes, I urged him to change his set while I was present. In the process, he did very well with filling his reservoir and inserting his …

A middle-aged woman, mildly obese, with Type 2 diabetes was hospitalized in the ICU, and the order on her chart was documented “Lispro 90 units at HS,” then the “9” was crossed off and a “6” written above it….

I recently had a pump patient who suddenly started having a problem in the morning with hypoglycemia, 30 minutes after arising but prior to taking her bolus for her breakfast.  We recommended she change her infusion set and insertion area however there was no improvement and she continued to have …

Sometimes, just a simple instruction on the use of an insulin pen can prevent serious problems….

I had a patient who was diabetic and on insulin. He was a young man who liked to go out on weekends. I stressed how he needed to wear a medical ID bracelet and he did purchase one….