Search results for "From ACP Hospitalist"
ICUs were faster to adopt tight glycemic control than to deadopt it
Glycemic control gradually tightened in U.S. ICUs after the publication of a trial supporting tight control, but practice changed little when a subsequent trial found harm from tight control, a new study notes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/04/10/6.htm
10 Apr 2015
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://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/14/6.htm
14 Nov 2014
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://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/11/9.htm
11 Mar 2022
Continuous glucose monitoring gains traction in hospitals
An article in the February ACP Hospitalist covers how some hospitals have rapidly transitioned inpatient continuous glucose monitoring from research into practice in response to COVID-19.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/12/6.htm
12 Feb 2021
Dilemmas in diabetes
The cover story of the December ACP Hospitalist addresses dilemmas in inpatient diabetes care, including new drugs and insulin pumps.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/13/8.htm
13 Dec 2019
Patients with pumps
As insulin pumps become more common, hospitalists need plans to manage them. Learn about the issues that can arise, including potentially difficult negotiations with patients, in the April ACP Hospitalist.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/09/7.htm
9 May 2014
Taking glucose management online
An article in the April ACP Hospitalist reviews mixed results of research on electronic systems for glucose management and the potential challenges to implementing them.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/13/9.htm
13 Apr 2018
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://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/14/8.htm
14 Aug 2020