Sliding scale insulin is still giving patients a ride on the blood glucose roller coaster

January 2014

Sliding scale insulin is still giving patients a ride on the blood glucose roller coaster...especially when used without basal insulin.

Giving short-acting insulin alone multiple times a day based on blood glucose levels just CHASES glucose...it doesn't CONTROL it.

Plus giving regular insulin too often can lead to hypoglycemia.

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