Abstract
Objective: To analyze the basal bolus (B-B) and sliding-scale insulin (SSI) insulin therapy schemes used in patients admitted to a university hospital in southern Minas Gerais. Methods: Cross-sectional exploratory study, carried out with 50 patients. Medical records of patients admitted to the medical clinic sector of university hospital in southern Minas Gerais, who used insulin therapy to control hyperglycemia were analyzed. Patients were classified according to sociodemographic data, type of insulin used and presence of hypoglycemia. The Informed Consent Form was signed and the data were collected in a descriptive manner, with no period of six months (February 2017 to August 2017). The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Results: During hospitalization, 32 patients (64%) used the Sliding Scale scheme, 2 patients (4%) used the basal Bolus insulin scheme and 16 patients (32%) used both SSI and BB. The lowest glycemic average found was in patients in the B-B group (156.04 mg / dl) and the highest in the SSI group (210.18 mg / dl). Conclusion: The vast majority of hospitalized patients, who have hyperglycemia, received the SSI regimen. It is necessary to conduct new comparative studies between insulin therapy regimens, evaluating the most effective.