Monday 3 October 2011

Emedinews:Makesure: A patient on 10 units of insulin developed hypoglycemia with 11 units of insulin.

Situation: A patient on 10 units of insulin developed hypoglycemia with 11 units of insulin.
Reaction: Oh my God! Why was additional insulin given?
Lesson: Make sure that insulin dose is correct. The formula is 1500/total daily dose. The value will be the amount of sugar fluctuation with one unit of insulin.

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