Pilot study of using neutral protamine hagedorn insulin to counteract the effect of methylprednisolone in hospitalized patients with diabetes

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 175-176

  Seggelke, Stacey A ^a   Gibbs, Joanna ^a   Draznin, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN GLARGINE; INSULIN LISPRO; ISOPHANE INSULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS RELATED DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LETTER; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSULIN, ISOPHANE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 79952463885     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.874     Document Type: Letter

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