RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Insulin for the uninitiated
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 623
OP 629
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.14-6-623
VO 14
IS 6
A1 Tahseen A Chowdhury
A1 Roisin Wright
A1 Mary Charlton
YR 2014
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/14/6/623.abstract
AB Insulin therapy is important in many patients with diabetes, but the UK National Diabetes Inpatient Audit (NaDIA) suggests that insulin therapy in hospital is poorly monitored and managed. Although most hospitals should have access to an inpatient diabetes specialist team, it is important for the non-specialist clinician to be aware of the indications for insulin therapy, types of insulin and insulin regimens, methods of adjusting insulin doses and the need for care with insulin prescribing. Here, we demystify issues around insulin therapy.