Table 3.

Blood glucose monitoring for hospitalized patients [30].

Intravenous insulin infusion	Fixed dose insulin therapy (subcutaneous insulin regimen)	Correctional dose insulin therapy(subcutaneous insulin regimen)
Evaluate blood glucose level every hour in the first 3 h Furthermore, blood glucose is monitored according to the aggressiveness of administering insulin	Blood glucose curves (before breakfast, lunch, and dinner) are monitored 2–3 times a week	Blood glucose is monitored periodically in one day, for example every 6 h or before eating