TY - JOUR T1 - Insulin therapy for the non-specialist physician JF - Clinical Medicine JO - Clin Med SP - e323 LP - e326 DO - 10.7861/clinmed.2021-0266 VL - 21 IS - 4 AU - Svetla Stefanova Y1 - 2021/07/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/21/4/e323.abstract N2 - Insulin is required for all people living with type 1 diabetes, and may be required in nearly half of those with type 2 diabetes. It is a complex drug, manufactured in several forms and utilised in various regimens and devices. There is evidence that non-specialist professionals lack confidence in insulin therapy and, in addition, insulin-related prescribing errors are common in hospital care. In this article, I summarise commonly used insulin regimens, along with indications and safety considerations when prescribing insulin therapy. ER -