Should you hold GLP-1 medications perioperatively? What steps should your facility take to keep patients safe?
Tag: Diabetes
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What are the most commonly used insulins?
What are the most commonly used insulins? There are quite a few more insulins available today than there were just a few years ago. For patients, this means more options and more flexibility, but it also increases the risk of confusion and potential errors. How does your facility perform medication reconciliation? Would you recognize the newer insulin products? Do you know how long each one lasts? The answers to these questions will help you better manage blood sugar perioperatively.
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FDA approves Eli Lilly’s Baqsimi, the first treatment for severe hypoglycemia that can be administered without an injection
In this week's post we discuss the approval of Baqsimi nasal powder. This is the first glucagon therapy approved for the emergency treatment of severe hypoglycemia that can be administered without an injection.