Insulin is the foundation of treatment for many people with diabetes. If you’re a diabetic, your body either can’t produce enough insulin or can’t use insulin efficiently. With this method, you take a ...

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.

While several studies have shown the benefit of an intensive insulin protocol in the ICU setting, this study specifically focused on the impact of such a protocol in the non-ICU setting. Failure to ...

Background: Hyperglycemia is an important marker for clinical outcomes and mortality in hospitalized patients. New national standards have been established emphasizing the importance of improving ...