Question

A 67-year-old woman with T2DM hospitalized for pneumonia has persistent hyperglycemia. Which inpatient insulin strategy is preferred?

Accepted Answer

Basal-bolus insulin with correction rather than sliding scale alone

Answer

Sliding scale only

Answer

Oral agents continued throughout

Answer

IV insulin for all noncritical patients

Answer

DPP-4 inhibitor only

Practice question

A 67-year-old woman with T2DM hospitalized for pneumonia has persistent hyperglycemia. Which inpatient insulin strategy is preferred?