Studies indicate sliding scale insulin therapy is ineffective at managing blood sugar and can be too strict for most people.

In many hospitals in developing countries, particularly in Pakistan, a "sliding scale" is used to calculate the dose of insulin for the management of diabetes. This sliding scale depends on the ...

The clinical practice guideline further provides information on how to transition patients and residents from sliding-scale insulin toward better options for medication management.

Despite being discouraged in the elderly, a facilities study has found that sliding scale insulin therapy is used in 21% of newly admitted residents who receive the drug for type 2 diabetes and is ...