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Practice Guideline
. 2015 Jun;32(6):706-13.
doi: 10.1111/dme.12756.

A guideline for the use of variable rate intravenous insulin infusion in medical inpatients

S George  1 , J Dale  2 , D Stanisstreet  1 ; Joint British Diabetes Societies (JBDS) for Inpatient Care; JBDS Medical VRIII Writing Group
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Practice Guideline

A guideline for the use of variable rate intravenous insulin infusion in medical inpatients

S George et al. Diabet Med. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

The present paper summarizes the key recommendations in a recent publication produced by the Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care on the use of variable rate i.v. insulin infusion in 'medical' inpatients. The full guideline is available at http://www.diabetologists-abcd.org.uk/JBDS/JBDS_IP_VRIII.pdf and is designed to be a practical guide that can used by any healthcare professional who manages medical inpatients with hyperglycaemia. Its main aim is to allow variable rate i.v. insulin infusion to be used safely, effectively and efficiently for this specific group of inpatients.

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