Insulin Therapy, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics

This issue of Endocrinology Clinics brings the reader up do date on the current standards and important advances in insulin therapy.  The following clinical topics are discussed: types of insulins, including new insulins; goals of therapy; pathophysiology of, and insulin treatment in type1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus; pumps and glucose sensors; alternative insulin delivery; patient and provider insulin resistance; inpatient insulin therapy; insulin therapy in pregnancy; and pediatric insulin therapy.