Insulin Safety Week Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• humalog : lispro is the generic name of _
• insulin : a peptide hormone
• retinopathy : people with diabetes are prone to developing this eye condition
• penmix : contains neutral + isophane insulins
• hyperglycaemia : all patients with two blood sugar levels > 11 mmol/l over 1-2 hours are considered to have this
• glulisine : generic name of apidra
• needles : on discharge, ensure that patients on insulin have insulin pens, test strips and _
• angle : to administer insulin pinch the skin and inject at a 90 degree _
• lantus : long acting insulin
• basal : stable background insulin to cover requirements overnight while sleeping and between meals
• gestational : a type of diabetes that only develops during pregnancy
• mixed : always administer these insulins with meals
• glucose : insulin stimulates the uptake of this substance
• glargine : generic name of lantus
• solostar : type of pen used for administering lantus
• actrapid : neutral insulin
• regular : the generic name of humulin r is _ or soluble insulin
• exercise : this is an important part of any diabetes management plan