Book contents
- Surviving Prescribing
- Reviews
- Surviving Prescribing
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Abbreviations
- Part 1 Introduction
- Part 2 Prescribing for Patient Groups
- Part 3 Emergency Prescribing
- Part 4 Gastrointestinal
- Part 5 Central Nervous System
- Part 6 Haematology
- Part 7 Surgery
- Part 8 Diabetes
- Chapter 34 Treating Diabetes
- Chapter 35 Intravenous Insulin Infusions
- Part 9 Calculations
- Part 10 Interactions, Hypersensitivity and Contraindications
- Part 11 Infections and Other Important Topics
- Index
Chapter 35 - Intravenous Insulin Infusions
from Part 8 - Diabetes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 June 2020
Book contents
- Surviving Prescribing
- Reviews
- Surviving Prescribing
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Abbreviations
- Part 1 Introduction
- Part 2 Prescribing for Patient Groups
- Part 3 Emergency Prescribing
- Part 4 Gastrointestinal
- Part 5 Central Nervous System
- Part 6 Haematology
- Part 7 Surgery
- Part 8 Diabetes
- Chapter 34 Treating Diabetes
- Chapter 35 Intravenous Insulin Infusions
- Part 9 Calculations
- Part 10 Interactions, Hypersensitivity and Contraindications
- Part 11 Infections and Other Important Topics
- Index
Summary
Control of glucose levels in diabetics is difficult during illness and perioperatively; they are affected by counter-regulatory hormones, unpredictable eating, lack of exercise and many other factors. Tight control is important: it improves outcomes in critically ill patients and reduces infection rates. A variety of different methods have emerged to administer IV insulin, inculding fixed and variable rate insulin infusions. This chapter provides a tutorial on variable rate insulin infusions, including a worked example, what monitoring is required and possible pitfalls.
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- Surviving PrescribingA Practical Guide, pp. 153 - 154Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020