Insulin therapy is an important part of treatment for people living with diabetes. Sliding scale insulin (SSI), once a prominent diabetes treatment, entails checking your blood sugar levels before ...

compared the efficacy and safety of a basal-bolus insulin regimen with that of sliding-scale regular insulin (SSI) in hospitalized general medical patients with type 2 diabetes. The prospective ...

barriers in overcoming the use of the traditional sliding scale insulin regimens, staff education, and change of work-flow habits can influence the overall efficacy and impact of a basal-bolus ...

The most frequent causes of hyperglycemia were the absence of ownership in patients' diabetes mellitus management and the exclusive use of sliding-scale insulin regimens for disease management.