Search results for "Diabetes"
Continuing metformin linked with lower risk of hospital-acquired complications
Patients who continued metformin upon admission had a lower likelihood of in-hospital complications than matched controls without diabetes, while diabetic patients who discontinued the drug during hospitalization had higher risk than matched controls.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/06/12/continuing-metformin-linked-with-lower-risk-of-hospital-acquired-complications.htm
12 Jun 2024
In-hospital insulin pump use associated with less hyperglycemia
Patients with type 1 diabetes who continued using their insulin pumps while hospitalized had fewer hyperglycemic events than those who got multiple daily insulin injections, according to a small retrospective study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/17/in-hospital-insulin-pump-use-associated-with-less-hyperglycemia.htm
17 Apr 2024
Diabetes hospitalizations declined overall, increased in young adults
Data from the National Inpatient Sample and from 11 states showed that diabetes-specific U.S. hospitalizations decreased by 3.1% overall from 2008 to 2016/2017 but increased by 10.5% to 81.5% among patients 18 to 29 years of age.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/13/diabetes-hospitalizations-declined-overall-increased-in-young-adults.htm
13 Apr 2022
Metformin during hospitalization associated with improved outcomes in type 2 diabetes and sepsis
In a retrospective cohort study in Pennsylvania, adults with type 2 diabetes and sepsis who were exposed to metformin during hospitalization had lower 90-day mortality and better kidney outcomes than those who were not.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/16/metformin-during-hospitalization-associated-with-improved-outcomes-in-type-2-diabetes-and-sepsis.htm
16 Feb 2022
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
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
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
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
Closed-loop systems may improve inpatient glycemic control over subcutaneous insulin delivery
Inpatients with type 2 diabetes who received automated closed-loop delivery of insulin spent more time in the target blood glucose range than those who received insulin subcutaneously, with no difference in rates of hypoglycemia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/27/2.htm
27 Jun 2018
Virtual glucose monitoring service may improve inpatient glycemic control
The service used the electronic health record to send daily reports on inpatients with abnormal glucose values or insulin pump use to experienced diabetes clinicians who could remotely enter a glucose management note with insulin recommendations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/12/1.htm
12 Apr 2017
Random or fasting glucose tests can target diabetes screening after MI
Random or fasting glucose measurements can be used to screen for diabetes in patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/12/4.htm
12 Nov 2014
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
New recommendations on insulin pump use
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and the American College of Endocrinology offered guidance on optimal and safe use of insulin pumps in a new consensus statement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/04/5.htm
4 Jun 2014
Oral fluoroquinolones associated with increased dysglycemia risk in diabetics
Diabetic patients taking oral fluoroquinolones could have a higher risk for severe dysglycemia, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/21/4.htm
21 Aug 2013
Consensus statement offers strategies for preventing hypoglycemia
Consequences of hypoglycemia and strategies to prevent this condition in patients with diabetes were discussed in a recent consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and The Endocrine Society.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/24/4.htm
24 Apr 2013
ADA recommendations increase blood pressure target to below 140 mm Hg systolic in diabetic patients
A higher maximum systolic blood pressure target for diabetics is one of the most significant changes in the American Diabetes Association's 2013 Standards of Medical Care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/09/4.htm
9 Jan 2013
Diabetics benefit less from clopidogrel after MI
Diabetics benefit less from receiving clopidogrel after myocardial infarction (MI) than non-diabetics, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/09/12/5.htm
12 Sep 2012
IDSA diabetic foot infection guidelines cover diagnosis and treatment
A new clinical practice guideline from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) provides detailed instruction on diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/06/5.htm
6 Jun 2012