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futuristic

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Establishing glycemic targets is the first step in treatment of both types of diabetes. For type 1 diabetes:
 
  1. Tight control/intensive therapy can be given to adults who are willing to test their blood glucose at least twice daily.
  2. Tight control is acceptable for older adults if they are without complications.
  3. Plasma glucose levels are the same for children as adults.
  4. Conventional therapy has a fasting plasma glucose target between 120 and 150 mg/dl.

Question 2

When the total daily insulin dose is split and given twice daily, which of the following rules may be followed?
 
  1. Give two-thirds of the total dose in the morning and one-third in the evening.
  2. Give 0.3 units per kg of premixed 70/30 insulin with one-third in the morning and two-thirds in the evening.
  3. Give 50 of an insulin glargine dose in the morning and 50 in the evening.
  4. Give long-acting insulin in the morning and short-acting insulin at bedtime.



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