Prediction score of hypoglycemia after administered an intravenous regular insulin with glucose for hyperkalemia treatment

Background: We aimed to develop a predictive scoring model. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted. We included the hyperkalemic patients who were treated with 10 units of IV regular insulin with 25 g of glucose. Results: Three criteria were age more than 60 years old, pretreatment blood glucose 100 mg/dL or less, and pretreatment potassium more than 6 mmol/L. Conclusion: A high risk for posttreatment hypoglycemia was indicated if the patient met at least one of those criteria.