Hospital Sliding Scale Insulin Protocol Printable – Insulin sliding scale medium dose sliding scale. • as a supplement to a patient’s usual diabetes medications (long. Sliding scales are insulin lispro subcutaneous. Check patient’s blood sugar before meals, at bedtime, and as needed for. • the sliding scale insulin is designed to be given occasionally in addition to the scheduled bolus dose to correct for unexpected hyperglycemia;. Less than/equal to 70 treat hypoglycemia per nursing protocol. Correction only (sliding scale) insulin program. Assess nutritional insulin doses daily and adjust as needed every 1 to 3 days by targeting glucose level at next cbg.