Sliding scale insulin therapy uses your pre-meal blood sugar level to determine insulin dosage. Research indicates sliding scale insulin therapy is ineffective at managing blood sugar levels.

Insulin is the foundation of treatment for many people with diabetes. If you’re a diabetic, your body either can’t produce enough insulin or can’t use insulin efficiently. With this method, you take a ...

In many hospitals in developing countries, particularly in Pakistan, a "sliding scale" is used to calculate the dose of insulin for the management of diabetes. This sliding scale depends on the blood ...

The FDA has cleared Glooko's Mobile Insulin Dosing System. Glooko's new system calculates long-acting insulin dosages and sends Type 2 diabetes patients reminders on their cellphones. Long-acting ...

Indianapolis-based pharma company Eli Lilly recently recieved FDA 510K clearance for a new mobile app called Go Dose, a diabetes management and insulin dosing app for users of Humalog, Lilly's ...

Would you please explain how to convert 70/30 insulin coverage to Lantus coverage? When our patients are admitted to the hospital, they are usually converted to Lantus with a sliding scale. Patient AB ...