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.