Abstract

Context: In-patients with diabetes in Alberta acute care facilities are negatively impacted by a care gap that sees patients commonly treated with unsafe and outdated sliding scale insulin (SSI) over established best practice using basal bolus insulin (BBIT), resulting in erratic blood glucose (BG), increased morbidity, cost and length of stay (LOS). Patients have requested improvements in medication administration and glucose control that align with Diabetes Canada recommendations.

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