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1. Finger stick blood glucose monitoring frequency and timing

   Rigo29 replied to Rigo29's topic in Endocrine

   "The next FSBS (I'm assuming 1000) is a shot in the dark, as the BS is on its way up, and the Reg is running out of steam. Docs don't like getting paged for acute hypoglycemia, and hospitals don't like paying staff to monitor as closely as is requir...

2. Finger stick blood glucose monitoring frequency and timing

   Rigo29 replied to Rigo29's topic in Endocrine

   Thanks Ashley...we give insulin based on a sliding scale prescribed by MDs and not by I:C ratios.

3. Finger stick blood glucose monitoring frequency and timing

   Rigo29 posted a topic in Endocrine

   There is some discussion about our practice of checking AC fingerstick at 6:00 AM. In our hospital, meal trays arrive at around 8:00-8:30 AM for breakfast. How close to mealtime should we check BG? Will there be a significant change of BG levels two ...