how patients with diabetes should manage drug therapy during sick days
March 2013
Cold and flu season brings up questions about how patients with diabetes should manage drug therapy during sick days.
Stress from acute illness can cause HYPERglycemia...but less food intake due to poor appetite or vomiting can cause HYPOglycemia.
Help patients maintain glycemic control when they're sick...and remember that management must be individualized.
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