Blood Glucose Abnormalities (Management) — 68yo Man | Endocrinology | MCCQE1 Q#7840
MCCQE1 Question #7840
Dimension of Care
Acute Care
Activity
Management
Objective
Blood Glucose Abnormalities
Section
Medicine / Family Medicine
Subject
Endocrinology
Last updated: March 2026
A 68-year-old man is admitted to a medical ward with community-acquired pneumonia. He has type 2 diabetes treated at home with metformin and a sulfonylurea. He is receiving IV antibiotics and IV fluids and is eating small amounts. Over the first 24 hours, bedside capillary blood glucose readings are 12–16 mmol/L. He is alert and hemodynamically stable. What is the most appropriate method to manage his hyperglycemia during this hospitalization?
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