%0 Journal Article %T Esquema M¨®vil de insulina: El principio del fin %A Gonz¨¢lez Rivas %A Juan Pablo %A Rivas %A Iv¨¢n %A Molina de Gonz¨¢lez %A Tivizay %J Revista Venezolana de Endocrinolog¨ªa y Metabolismo %D 2010 %I Sociedad Venezolana de Endocrinolog¨ªa y Metabolismo %X there is a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (dm) worldwide and it is expected to double over the next twenty years. patients with dm correspond to one quarter of hospitalized patients and should be managed with insulin during their hospitalization. the sliding scale regular insulin is the way most used of insulin therapy in hospitalized patients with dm, and there is now controversy about its use, with little scientific evidence to support its benefit, establishing a trend for disposal. a review on the matter is done. %K diabetes %K sliding scale insulin. %U http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1690-31102010000200002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en