Search results for "From ACP Hospitalist"
Diabetic ketoacidosis in a prediabetic patient on ophthalmic steroids
A vignette from ACP Hospitalist's Brief Case section described an unusual case of diabetic ketoacidosis.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/09/9.htm
9 Aug 2024
The latest on inpatient glucose control
A diabetes expert explained where glycemic targets for hospital patients should be now and what may be coming next, including continuous glucose monitors.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/10/10.htm
10 May 2024
Early mobilization associated with worse outcomes in ICU patients with diabetes
Patients with diabetes in the ICU who received minimized sedation and early physiotherapy were at higher risk for death at 180 days than those who did not, a recent study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/06/14/8.htm
14 Jun 2024
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://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/06/14/9.htm
14 Jun 2024
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
Pearls on diabetes meds in perioperative care
Learn when to stop and start glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/09/6.htm
9 Jun 2023
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
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
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
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