Endocrinology

General Hospital Medicine

Questions discussed in this category

What are your thoughts on trending beta-hydroxybutyrate once a diagnosis of DKA is already established?

Do you find it helpful to monitor for treatment response, resolution, and/or recurrence?

1 Answer available

When can we consider deferring an insulin drip in patients with hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis?

If the patient does not have underlying diabetes, do the benefits of an insulin drip for this indication outweigh the risks?

2 Answers available

Would you start octreotide in a patient with suspected sulfonyurea overdose but without frank hypoglycemia?

1 Answer available

Should long-acting subcutaneous insulin be started upfront in addition to regular insulin infusion for patients with diabetic ketoacidosis?

4 Answers available

Papers discussed in this category

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2012-09

Subcutaneous administration of glargine to diabetic patients receiving insulin infusion prevents rebound hyperglycemia.

Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2019-05-01

A Retrospective Study of Early vs Delayed Home Dose Basal Insulin in the Acute Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis.

Current diabetes reviews, 2021

Evaluation of Early Administration of Insulin Glargine in the Acute Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis.

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 2015 May 25

Prospective randomized trial of insulin glargine in acute management of diabetic ketoacidosis in the emergency department: a pilot study.

Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 2015 May 01

Effectiveness of Insulin Glargine on Recovery of Patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 2022 Dec 20

Effectiveness and safety of early insulin glargine administration in combination with continuous intravenous insulin infusion in the management of diabetic ketoacidosis: A randomized controlled trial.

International journal of pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology, 1991 Nov-Dec

Hyperlipidemia in acute pancreatitis. Relationship with etiology, onset, and severity of the disease.

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 2023 Feb 27

The SQuID protocol (subcutaneous insulin in diabetic ketoacidosis): Impacts on ED operational metrics.

Diabetes care, 2022 Feb 01

Controversies Around the Measurement of Blood Ketones to Diagnose and Manage Diabetic Ketoacidosis.

Diabetologia, 2024 Jun 22

Hyperglycaemic crises in adults with diabetes: a consensus report.

Journal of hospital medicine, 2025 Jul 21

Putting SQuID on the menu: A subcutaneous insulin protocol for diabetic ketoacidosis.

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