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Use of continuous glucose monitoring for glycemic management and inpatient diabetes education before discharge may improve outcomes for hospitalized adults with diabetes at risk for hyperglycemia, according to clinical practice guidelines. In an article published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, the Endocrine Society released an updated clinical practice guideline for

New guidelines emphasize goal-directed glycemic management and use of insulin pumps to improve outcomes and reduce the likelihood of readmission.

New guidelines emphasize goal-directed glycemic management and use of insulin pumps to improve outcomes and reduce the likelihood of readmission.

Patients with diabetes or newly recognized hyperglycemia get admitted to every patient service in the hospital and their glycemic management can have a major effect on their outcomes.

 E-Mail IMAGE: Daniel J. Rubin, MD, MSc, FACE, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Chair of the Glycemic Control Taskforce at Temple University Hospital... view more  Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - Each year in the United States, more than 1 million patients with diabetes make return trips to the hospital for diabetes-related illness, often being readmitted within 30 days of their initial hospitalization. The costs of these return visits add up, in terms of dollars and in terms of the toll on patien...