Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Jan 1990
[Outpatient adjustment to insulin in patients with diabetes mellitus].
Starting insulin treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus commonly takes place during hospital admission. Home blood glucose monitoring and specially trained nurses, however, enable the physician to start insulin treatment on an outpatient basis. ⋯ Severe hypo- or hyperglycaemic episodes did not occur. Starting insulin treatment as an outpatient is a safe and cost-saving procedure.