Diabetes Drugs & Nursing Know-How: Can You Ace This Quiz?
Tony, a night shift nurse, observes that a patient’s blood sugar is normal at bedtime, drops at 3 a.m., and rises again by 7 a.m. Which insulin therapy complication is the patient most likely experiencing?
Correct Incorrect The Somogyi phenomenon refers to early morning hyperglycemia caused by a rebound response following nighttime hypoglycemia.