A patient with type 1 diabetes asks why his 0700 insulin has been changed from NPH insulin to 70/30 premixed insulin. What is the best explanation by the nurse that explains about 70/30 insu-lin mixture?
a. It is absorbed more rapidly into the blood-stream.
b. It has no peak action time and lasts all day.
c. It makes insulin administration easier and safer.
d. It provides a bolus of rapid-acting insulin to prevent hyperglycemia after breakfast.
C
70/30 insulin is 30% rapid-acting insulin and 70% intermediate-acting insulin. The rapid action of the 0700 premixed insulin prevents hyperglycemia after the morning meal and the mixed drug reduces the risk of error in drawing up two insulins.
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