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Less Is More: Backing off Sliding Scale Insulin for Hospitalized Patients

Lakshmi Karra, Roxanne Radi, Corey Lyon and Jennie B. Jarrett
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2024, jabfm.2023.230349R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230349R1
Lakshmi Karra
From the Denver Health Hospital Authority, Denver, CO (LK, RR); University of Colorado FMR, Denver, CO (CL).
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Roxanne Radi
From the Denver Health Hospital Authority, Denver, CO (LK, RR); University of Colorado FMR, Denver, CO (CL).
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Corey Lyon
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Jennie B. Jarrett
Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL.
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Lakshmi Karra, Roxanne Radi, Corey Lyon
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2024, jabfm.2023.230349R1; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230349R1
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