QJM Advance Access originally published online on April 25, 2008
QJM 2008 101(7):593-594; doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcn059
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The use of the sliding scale also needs to be reviewed
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Sir,
Apart from the issue of administration of intravenous insulin to patients who are able to eat normally, and in whom subcutaneous insulin is not contraindicated1 the other consideration worth addressing is the continuing prevalence of the sliding scale insulin (SSI) regime in clinical practice, exemplified by its use, albeit via intravenous infusion, in 10 of the patients in the study.1 This should be a cause of concern, given the fact
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