The clinical practice guideline further provides information on how to transition patients and residents from sliding-scale ...

Background: Development of hyperglycemia during hospitalization is an area of concern in patients with and without diabetes mellitus ... To compare traditional sliding scale (SS) with a tight ...

Insulin therapy is an important part of treatment for people living with diabetes. Sliding scale insulin (SSI), once a prominent diabetes treatment, entails checking your blood sugar levels before ...

This could provide a more flexible way to supplement insulin for individuals with diabetes and reduce sudden drops in blood glucose. Researcher Rita Slaaby and colleagues present a modified form ...

This was followed by use of inadequate monitoring variables, inappropriate reliance on sliding-scale insulin regimens, and physicians' overall perceived lack of expertise in diabetes management.

Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body does not make enough insulin or use it correctly. Some people require insulin or other medication, while others can manage blood sugar levels through diet and ...

Life with diabetes usually includes many injections of the blood sugar–controlling hormone insulin. Recent research investigating a once-weekly shot finds it might help lessen the burden a bit ...

Some diabetes patients this year have had trouble finding their preferred insulin brands as major drug manufacturers reported shortages of the medicine. USA TODAY set out to find out what patients ...

Diabetes is a number of diseases that involve problems with the hormone insulin. There is no cure for diabetes. The warning signs of diabetes can be so mild that you don't notice them. That's ...

About 2 million Americans with Type 1 diabetes must take the medication to regulate their blood sugar because their bodies do not produce insulin. Millions more with Type 2 diabetes also take ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — People who work the nightshift or odd hours and eat at irregular times are more prone to weight gain and diabetes, likely due to eating patterns not timed with natural daylight ...

Insulin therapy is an important part of treatment for people living with diabetes. Sliding scale insulin (SSI), once a prominent diabetes treatment, entails checking your blood sugar levels before ...