Assertion: sliding scale insulin | /r/HasProperty | ssi
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text: First described in 1934, what physicians typically refer to as sliding-scale insulin (SSI) is fast- or rapid-acting insulin only, given subcutaneously, typically at meal times and sometimes bedtime, but only when blood glucose is above a threshold (e.g. 10 mmol/L, 180 mg/dL).
text: Sliding scale insulin (SSI) is not an effective way of managing long-term diabetes in individuals residing in nursing homes.