Search results for "Diabetes"
Dilemmas in diabetes
New drugs and insulin pumps add to the challenge of inpatient diabetes care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/dilemmas-in-diabetes.htm
15 Dec 2019
Lower glucose levels before hospital discharge associated with readmission, death in diabetes patients
Even near-normal glucose levels on the last day of hospitalization were associated with increased risk for readmission and postdischarge mortality, and these risks increased as patients' glucose levels decreased.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/08/3.htm
8 May 2019
December 2019
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/
CGM system reduced hypoglycemia in high-risk inpatients with type 2 diabetes
In a randomized trial, insulin-treated patients who had real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data sent to a nursing station experienced fewer hypoglycemic events than those who received point-of-care blood glucose testing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/12/3.htm
12 Aug 2020
February 16, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/16/
Inpatient exercise improved outcomes in elderly type 2 diabetes patients
A single-center study randomized patients ages 75 years and older to either usual care or 20 minutes twice a day of mobility and strengthening exercises during their hospitalizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/11/2.htm
11 Nov 2020
Uncovering AF
Experts discuss the increasing evidence that new atrial fibrillation (AF) in an inpatient is something to worry about.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/09/04/uncovering-af.htm
4 Sep 2024
1 in 10 older inpatients with diabetes discharged with intensified medication regimen
Nearly half of those who had their diabetes medications intensified after hospitalization had already reached outpatient blood glucose goals or had limited life expectancy, according to a recent Veterans Health Administration study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/01/5.htm
1 Apr 2020
Early mobilization associated with worse outcomes in ICU patients with diabetes
Patients with diabetes in the ICU who received minimized sedation and physiotherapy were at higher risk for death at 180 days than those without, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/29/early-mobilization-associated-with-worse-outcomes-in-icu-patients-with-diabetes.htm
29 May 2024
HbA1c can be used to choose postdischarge diabetes medications
Basing hospitalized diabetes patients' postdischarge prescriptions on an HbA1c taken at admission was associated with improvements in glycemic control, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/09/10/3.htm
10 Sep 2014