In this post, I link to the Endotext* chapter, Insulin – Pharmacology, Therapeutic Regimens, and Principles of Intensive Insulin Therapy. Thomas Donner, MD and Sudipa Sarkar, MD, MSCI. Last Update: February 23, 2019.
*Endotext (Endotext.org) is an online resource on endocrine disease written by physicians and directed toward physicians around the world caring for patients with endocrine disorders. It is organized by Kenneth R. Feingold, MD, twenty-one section editors, and over 500 authors. It is comprehensive, authoritative, constantly updated, and unbiased. Endotext, covering the broad area of Clinical Endocrinology, emphasizes clinical endocrine practice and includes the most current information on the manifestations of endocrine disease, diagnosis, and treatment.
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- SOURCES OF INSULIN
- INSULIN ANALOGS
- IMMUNOGENICITY
- CONCENTRATION
- PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
- PHARMACOKINETICS
- PHARMACODYNAMICS
- INSULIN PREPARATIONS
- STORAGE
- ADVERSE EFFECTS
- TYPES OF REGIMENS
- GOALS OF THERAPY
- REPLACEMENT STRATEGIES
- EXAMPLES OF REGIMENS
- ADJUSTMENTS
- SELF-MONITORING OF BLOOD GLUCOSE
- SICK DAY GUIDELINES
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- REFERENCES
