Management of Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized 17.07.2023
Insulin therapy:
In most instances, insulin is the preferred treatment for hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients.
Such recommendations stem from the lack of efficacy and safety data in the inpatient setting for the use of non-insulin therapies, since studies of these agents have been performed primarily in the outpatient arena.
When they are at home, patients consume their usual home diets, whereas in hospital settings, nutritional intake is commonly impaired, which confers a predisposition to hypoglycemia.