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. 2021 Nov;9(2):e002415.
doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002415.

High-dose insulin infusion in patients with COVID-19

Brandon Del Carpio  1 , Joseph Trang  2 , Megan Vallejo  2 , Michael Nimeh  2 , Jinjoo Lee  2 , Kelly Rafferty  3 , Jordan Messler  4
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High-dose insulin infusion in patients with COVID-19

Brandon Del Carpio et al. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2021 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; diabetes mellitus; hyperglycemia; insulin infusion systems; type 2.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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