A 28-year-old woman with Type 1 diabetes mellitus on insulin therapy develops severe hyperglycemia (blood glucose 450 mg/dL) with ketonemia and arterial pH 7.18. She is in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which is the drug of choice for immediate management of her hyperglycemia and ketosis?

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