Question

A 51-year-old woman with T2D is admitted (non-ICU) with pneumonia. BG 240-300 mg/dL on sliding-scale insulin alone. Best inpatient approach?

Accepted Answer

Basal-bolus insulin regimen rather than correction-only

Answer

Continue correction-only insulin

Answer

Start metformin

Answer

Start SGLT2 inhibitor inpatient

Answer

Target BG <100 mg/dL with IV insulin

Practice question

A 51-year-old woman with T2D is admitted (non-ICU) with pneumonia. BG 240-300 mg/dL on sliding-scale insulin alone. Best inpatient approach?