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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://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/09/12/7.htm
12 Sep 2014
Moderate or severe hypoglycemia associated with mortality risk in the ICU
Moderate or severe hypoglycemia in the intensive care unit (ICU) was significantly associated with mortality, according to a new analysis of the NICE-SUGAR trial.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/12/6.htm
12 Oct 2012
Similar glycemic control found with basal bolus and basal plus regimens
For hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes, a regimen of daily glargine supplemented with corrective doses of glulisine controlled blood glucose as well as a standard basal bolus regimen, a new study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/08/6.htm
8 Mar 2013
Intensive insulin after PCI didn't reduce infarct size
Intensive use of insulin to regulate hyperglycemia in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients did not reduce infarct size, and may have caused harm, a new study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/11/6.htm
11 Oct 2013