Question

1. What is the difference between diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus?

2. Compare and contrast use of oral and parenteral antidiabetic therapy.

3. What should the nurse teach the patient about Sliding-Scale Insulin coverage?

4. What client assessments are imperative for an individual taking corticotropin therapy who is also taking digitalis and an oral Glucophage?

Answer 1

1.The differences between diabetes incipidus and diabetes mellitus are

Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes Incipidus

Here the blood glucose levels are increased Any disease or problems in the pancreas causes diabetes mellitus The levels of insulin is decreased There are two types namely Type 1 /Insulin Dependent and Type 2 /Non insulin dependent diabetes Typical symptoms are polyuria ,polyphagia , polydipsia The complications like retinopathy, neuropathy and nephropathy can occur

Here the blood glucose levels are normal but the fluid balance are affected Any disease or problems in the pituitary can cause this. The function of anti diuretic hormone is affected or decreased There are two types namely central diabetic incopidus and nephrogenic diabetic insipidus The typical symptoms are polyuria and polydipsia The complications which can occur are hypotension, hypothermia, dehydration