The Nurse Practitioner Mentor Blog
Learn. Grow. Simplify Your NP Practice.
Weekly blog posts with practical tips, clinical pearls, and real-world guidance for new nurse practitioners in primary care.
We've spent the last couple of weeks building insulin regimens. This one is the practical layer: the tips, scripts, and supply details that make prescribing insulin painless and keep the pharmacy from calling you back.
1) Know your concentrations and containers
- Most insulins are U-100 (100 units/m ...
You got fasting glucose under control with basal insulin, but the A1c is still high or post-meal readings are spiking. That's the moment to add prandial (mealtime) insulin. Here's how I layer it in without overcomplicating things.
When to add prandial insulin
- Fasting glucose is at goal but A1c rem ...
Starting insulin makes a lot of us nervous. It did for me too. The good news is that basal insulin is the simplest place to start, and a clear workflow takes most of the fear out of it. Insulin is individualized, but here's how I start it safely and confidently.
When I consider insulin
Start insulin...
