Sliding-scale insulin: More evidence needed before final exit?

Diabetes Care

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2409-2410

  Kitabchi, Abbas E ^a   Nyenwe, Ebenezer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLULISINE; INSULIN; INSULIN GLARGINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; PATIENT CARE; SEX RATIO;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CLINICAL TRIALS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN;

EID: 34548429231     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc07-1141     Document Type: Editorial

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