Minimizing the risk of hypoglycemia in older adults: A focus on long-term care

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. B, 2009, Pages 18-24

  Garza, Hennie ^a  

^a Senior Care Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog; Basal; Consultant pharmacists; Diabetes; Glucagon; Glucose; Glycemic control; Hypoglycemia; Insulin; Long acting; Long term care; Neutral protamine Hagedorn; Rapid acting

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; HUMAN INSULIN; INSULIN; SULFONYLUREA;

AGED; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORNING DOSAGE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHARMACIST; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CONSULTANTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; LONG-TERM CARE; PHARMACISTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67649512008     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.s.2009.001     Document Type: Review

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