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Blood Sugar Control Boosts Diabetics' Recovery After Surgery

Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2006

Good blood sugar control before surgery reduces the risk of postoperative infections in people with diabetes.

Diabetes Associated With Increased Mortality From Peptic Ulcer Complications

Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2006

Among patients with bleeding or perforated peptic ulcers, those with diabetes appear to be at substantially increased risk of dying.

Intensive Insulin Beneficial For Those With Long ICU Stays

Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2006

Intensive insulin therapy administered from admission onwards in patients in the medical intensive care unit reduced morbidity among all patients and mortality among those who remained in the ICU for at least a third day.

Intensive Insulin Beneficial For Those With Long ICU Stays

Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2006

Intensive insulin therapy administered from admission onwards in patients in the medical intensive care unit reduced morbidity among all patients and mortality among those who remained in the ICU for at least a third day.

Newer Diabetic Meds Cost More, But Users Have Fewer Hospital Visits

Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2006

A new study suggests that patients on the newer medications had a slightly lower risk of hospitalization because of diabetes-related complications. They also spent between $920 and $1,760 less on annual total healthcare costs. Diabetics who were prescribed newer medications to control their illness were more likely to take these drugs as instructed.

Tight Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Patients Translates Into Cost Savings

Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2006

Mean adjusted cost savings per patient was $1,580. In addition to the improvements in morbidity and mortality observed when ICU patients are maintained on intensive glycemia management protocols, health systems also benefit from substantially decreased costs.

Medical Groups Issue Guidelines for Improving Inpatient Glycemic Management

Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006

The release of the new recommendations coincides with the publication of study findings in The New England Journal of Medicine showing that intensive glycemic control in the medical ICU can reduce the morbidity and, in some cases, the mortality associated with hyperglycemia

American Heart Association Announces Updated Emergency Care CPR Guidelines

Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2005

New emergency care guidelines include dramatic changes to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emphasis on chest compressions. Topics include CPR, the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and recommendations for advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) and pediatric advanced life support (PALS).

Diabetes Hospitalization Rates Falling in US, CDC Says

Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2005

The CDC study found that the rate of people with diabetes admitted to a hospital for a potentially preventable reason fell 35 percent between 1994 and 2002. And the rate of kidney failure in diabetes patients has fallen about 30 percent since 1996.

End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and Diabetes Hospitalizations Dropped 35% over last 6 Years

Posted: Monday, June 20, 2005

Improvements in quality of care, the increase in the numbers of people with diabetes, particularly younger people, because they are not as sick a population yet, contributed to the reduction