Implementation of a standardised insulin protocol in a tertiary level referral hospital
In severely ill hospitalised patients with diabetes mellitus (type 1 and type 2) there is an increase in metabolic rate. Insulin requirements are increased and glycaemic control becomes more difficult to achieve. The insulin sliding-scale is a form of „top up‟ therapy used to supplement the patients...
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Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10948/18387 |