Sliding scale insulin therapy uses your pre-meal blood sugar level to determine insulin dosage. Research indicates sliding scale insulin therapy is ineffective at managing blood sugar levels.

Background: Development of hyperglycemia during hospitalization is an area of concern in patients with and without diabetes mellitus. Tight glycemic control has been debated for critically ill and ...

A decade ago, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) updated treatment guidelines for hospital patients outside the intensive care ...

Glytec’s Glucommander electronic glucose management system (eGMS) helped the Kaweah Delta hospital shift its standard of care to basal-bolus insulin, explained Raymie McFarland, vice president of ...

SS patients who received oral hypoglycemics, insulin aspart mix, insulin detemir, insulin glargine, insulin glulisine, insulin NPH, or insulin 70/30; or TC patients who received oral hypoglycemics, ...