Insulin therapy is then initiated with an intravenous bolus of 0.15 U/kg or 10 U regular insulin, followed by either intravenous infusion of insulin at a rate of 0.1 U · kg-1 · h-1 or ...

compared the efficacy and safety of a basal-bolus insulin regimen with that of sliding-scale regular insulin (SSI) in hospitalized general medical patients with type 2 diabetes. The prospective ...

Objective: Despite the demonstrated benefits of glycemic control, patient acceptance of basal/bolus insulin therapy for type 1 diabetes has been slow. We investigated whether a basal/bolus insulin ...

A bolus is an extra amount of insulin taken to cover an expected rise in blood glucose, often related to a meal or snack. [1] Generally, to correct a high blood sugar, one unit of insulin is ...