Search results for "From ACP Hospitalist Weekly"
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://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/13/8.htm
13 Nov 2020
Mortality lower among COVID-19 patients taking sitagliptin
A retrospective case-control trial of Italian patients with type 2 diabetes who were given the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor upon admission for COVID-19 found significant reductions in mortality and improvements in clinical outcomes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/09/6.htm
9 Oct 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://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/10/8.htm
10 Apr 2020
Intensive treatment of hyperglycemia during ischemic stroke did not improve functional recovery
In patients with acute ischemic stroke and hyperglycemia, a target glucose level of 80 to 130 mg/dL was associated with more hypoglycemia and no difference in functional outcomes compared to a target of 80 to 179 mg/dL.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/09/6.htm
9 Aug 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://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/13/9.htm
13 Jul 2018
Liberal glucose control worked well for ICU patients with diabetes, study finds
ICU patients who were given insulin only when glucose exceeded 14 mmol/L (>252 mg/dL) had slightly less hypoglycemia and similar creatinine levels, white cell counts, and mortality rates versus those treated with insulin when glucose exceeded 10 mmol/L (>180 mg/dL).
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/13/10.htm
13 Apr 2018
Prognostic value of acute-to-chronic glycemic ratio better than glycemia at admission for AMI patients
Patients' A/C glycemic ratio predicted a composite of in-hospital mortality, acute pulmonary edema, and cardiogenic shock as well as troponin I peak value, a prospective study in Italy found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/09/7.htm
9 Feb 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://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/14/7.htm
14 Apr 2017
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
Improved mortality rates in diabetic ICU patients appear to be independent of glucose control, study finds
Improved mortality rates in diabetic ICU patients over the past decade appear to be independent of glucose control, according to a new study.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/02/13/6.htm
13 Feb 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