title: Managing insulin therapy.
abstract: Diabetic patients present a special challenge to your employees: Blood glucose levels require monitoring, medications must be administered appropriately, and all complications demand rapid assessment. The latest developments in insulin therapy will help to better manage this unique inpatient population.
authors.affiliation: Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, W.Va., USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nath
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Ponte
mesh_terms: D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000451:nursing; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007318:Inservice Training; D007328:Insulin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D061268:Insulin Lispro; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012648:Self Care
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D061268:Insulin Lispro