Search results for "Diabetes"
Systematic review looks at effects of transitional care clinics
Implementation of transitional care clinics for recently hospitalized patients without a primary care clinician appeared to be associated with reductions in ED visits and readmissions, but no change in mortality, compared to usual care, according to a review.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/24/systematic-review-looks-at-effects-of-transitional-care-clinics.htm
24 Apr 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
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
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
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
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
December 2019
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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
Two in five HF patients not on guideline-directed medical therapy at discharge
A study of Veterans Affairs hospitals found that 42% of patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF) in 2013 to 2019 were not prescribed all guideline-recommended medications at discharge, and those receiving care at urban hospitals were even less likely to receive the treatments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/10/two-in-five-hf-patients-not-on-guideline-directed-medical-therapy-at-discharge.htm
10 Apr 2024
Latest research, recommendations cover diabetes, clots, and remdesivir in COVID-19
Mortality was lower in diabetes patients given sitagliptin at admission for COVID-19, ACP practice points support remdesivir, acquired thrombophilia does not predict clots, cardiac arrest survival is low, and admissions for other conditions were still way down over the summer.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/07/1.htm
7 Oct 2020