Figure 1From: In silico evaluation of a control system and algorithm for automated insulin infusion in the ICU setting Current in-patient management of intravenous insulin infusion. Current in-patient management of intravenous insulin infusion(see text) Nurses have to measure capillary blood glucose every 1-6 hours, and after manually recording date, time and value, they read a "slide scale" previously estimated by the attending physician, that helps them to adjust the insulin infusion rate for the next period.Back to article page