Author Question: 1500 mcg is equal to how many mg? 1. 0.15 mg 2. 15 mg 3. 1.5 mg 4. 1,500,000 ... (Read 6 times)

dakota nelson · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

1500 mcg is equal to how many mg?

1. 0.15 mg
2. 15 mg
3. 1.5 mg
4. 1,500,000 mg

Question 2

A patient is started on Byetta, one of the new antidiabetic agents. The patient asks how this medication will help lower blood sugar. Your response is:

1. It takes the place of insulin.
2. It restores insulin secretion.
3. It is taken with insulin to make it last.
4. It decreases the thirst for water.

jomama · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

3
To change micrograms to milligrams, move the decimal point three places to the left (divide by 0.001).

Answer to Question 2

2
Another new drug, Byetta, is the first drug that has been shown to restore first-phase insulin se-cretion when it is missing in type 2 diabetics.