The Hands-on Guide to Diabetes Care in Hospital

Highly Commended at the British Medical Association Book Awards 2016 3 am call: «Mrs X has a blood sugar of 23. Come and deal with it.» «I think my insulin pen is called something like Solostar.» The respiratory doctors started high dose prednisolone, and the patient’s glucose is 18. What is the blood glucose target for this patient admitted with an acute coronary syndrome? Do you struggle with common diabetes problems in hospital practice? The Hands-on Guide to Diabetes Care in Hospital is an ideal companion for ward practitioners, providing answers to these and many other practical diabetes problems, helping you to deliver safe and effective care to patients. Using the …