#439: MMM - What to Know About Beta Blockers and Hypoglycemia

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🗓️ 29 September 2025

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Let's start your week strong with a quick tip you can incorporate right away. In this Mo's Monday Minute shortie episode, I'm talking about how to help keep your patients who are at risk for hypoglycemia safe while they're on beta blockers. ___________________ ⁠FREE CLASS⁠ - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! ⁠20 Secrets of Successful Nursing Students⁠ – Learn key strategies that will help you be a successful nursing student with this FREE guide! ⁠All Straight A Nursing Resources⁠ - Check out everything Straight A Nursing has to offer, including free resources and online courses to help you succeed! 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:55.2	I release on Thursdays. So let's say you have a patient who is taking metoprolol for
1:02.4	rate control in atrial fibrillation, but they also take insulin for type 2 diabetes. So in a standard situation, you would know what to watch for
1:14.0	for your patient who is taking insulin, right? You'd be watching for hypoglycemia. Things like
1:19.8	a rapid heart rate occur with hypoglycemia. Tremors happen with hypoglycemia. Anxiety, nervousness,
1:27.3	sweating, and changes in LOC, all
1:29.8	kind of the things that you're watching for when your patient is taking any kind of medication
1:34.8	that can decrease blood glucose levels. But here's the thing. If your patient is also taking
1:41.2	a beta blocker like metoprolol, some of these signs and symptoms can be
1:46.8	masked. And that's because beta blockers are going to block sympathetic nervous system activity.
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