Incidence of Hypoglycemia in Patients With Low eGFR Treated With Insulin and Dextrose for Hyperkalemia

• Published in: The Annals of pharmacotherapy Vol. 49; no. 12; p. 1322
• Main Authors: Pierce, Dwayne A, Russell, Greg, Pirkle, Jr, James L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Administration, Intravenous; Adult; Aged; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Female; Glomerular Filtration Rate; Glucose - adverse effects; Humans; Hyperkalemia - drug therapy; Hyperkalemia - physiopathology; Hypoglycemia - chemically induced; Incidence; Insulin - adverse effects; Kidney Failure, Chronic - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; insulin; hyperkalemia; hypoglycemia; low eGFR

Hyperkalemia is a potentially life-threatening condition that is common in kidney disease patients. Insulin is used to treat hyperkalemia, but may cause hypoglycemia, especially in kidney disease when insulin may be metabolized more slowly. We compared the rates of hypoglycemia in patients with low...