A patient with type 1 diabetes reports mixing NPH and regular insulin to allow for one injection. What should the nurse tell the patient?
a. This is an acceptable practice.
b. These two forms of insulin are not com-patible and cannot be mixed.
c. Mixing these two forms of insulin may increase the overall potency of the prod-ucts.
d. NPH insulin should only be mixed with insulin glargine.
A
NPH insulin is the only insulin suitable for mixing with short-acting insulins, such as insulin as-part [NovoLog]. These insulins are compatible and are mixed frequently for management of di-abetics. The overall potency of each insulin is not increased by mixing them. Insulin glargine cannot be mixed with any other insulin for administration.
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