a client with diabetes has been diagnosed with hypertension, and the health care provider has prescribed atenolol, a beta-blocker. when teaching the client about the drug, what should the nurse tell the client about how it may interact with the client's diabetes? atenolol may cause:

The effects of insulin and beta blockers have a direct interaction. When a beta blocker is added to the client's medication regimen, the nurse must be aware that the potential for increased hypoglycemic effects of insulin exists. The client's blood sugar level should be checked.

What is Insulin?

Human insulin is used to control blood sugar in people with type 1 diabetes (the body does not produce insulin and thus cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood) or type 2 diabetes (the blood sugar is too high because the body does not produce or use insulin normally) that cannot be controlled by oral medications alone.

Human insulin is a type of medication known as a hormone. Human insulin is used to replace insulin that the body normally produces. It works by assisting in the movement of sugar from the blood into other body tissues where it can be used for energy. It also prevents the liver from producing additional sugar.

This is how all of the insulins that are available work. The only difference between insulin types is how quickly they begin to work and how long they continue to control blood sugar.

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