Meeting
Abstract Number: 332
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Fingerstick blood glucose (FSBG) testing allows inpatient providers to adjust insulin in real time to protect patients from significant hypo- or hyperglycemia. Admitted diabetic patients are often placed on sliding scale insulin with four times per day FSBG testing, regardless of home insulin use. FSBG test materials cost $9 per use (1). We estimate […]