How Low Can You Go? Reducing Rates of Hypoglycemia in the Non-critical Care Hospital Setting

The purpose of this review is to discuss strategies to reduce rates of hypoglycemia in the non-critical care setting. Strategies to reduce hypoglycemia rates should focus on the most common causes of iatrogenic hypoglycemia. Creating a standardized insulin order set with built-in clinical decision support can help reduce rates of hypoglycemia. Coordination of blood glucose monitoring, meal tray delivery, and insulin administration is an...