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Use of Insulin in the Inpatient Setting: Need for Continued Use.
- Source :
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Current diabetes reports [Curr Diab Rep] 2019 Jul 26; Vol. 19 (9), pp. 64. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jul 26. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Purpose of Review: Insulin has been the standard of care for the management of inpatient diabetes for achieving strict glycemic control. This review supports continuing insulin therapy for hyperglycemic management in the hospital compared with the use of non-insulin treatment regimens.<br />Recent Findings: Oral hypoglycemic agents and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists have typically not been used in the inpatient setting. Recent studies regarding DPP-4 inhibitors have led to variable results with fairly high glycemic values during the hospitalization. Similarly, studies looking at GLP-1 receptor agonists are limited, but gastrointestinal side effects limit their inpatient use. Overall, there is a paucity of data to support the use of non-insulin-based therapy in the inpatient setting. Insulin has repeatedly demonstrated that its advantageous quality of being easily titratable leads to more consistently efficacious glycemic control that improves morbidity and mortality.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1539-0829
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Current diabetes reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31346798
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-019-1183-9