10 Dangerous Medicines You Shouldn’t Take If You’re Over 50

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Last Updated on April 4, 2021

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10. Sliding Scale Insulin

To show patients how much insulin they should be taking before starting each meal, some doctors recommend the use of sliding-scale insulin – this will also depend on the diabetes type, of course. However, when it comes to older adults, there is an increased risk of their blood sugar levels going down, which won’t help their high blood sugar, which can get to dangerously high levels. The fact that the blood sugar levels are unpredictable, and that both high blood sugar and low blood sugar can vary between extreme levels in older patients, can lead to a diabetic coma – even if they are super careful and use the sliding scale insulin.
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