Hypoglycemia Upon Hospital Admission From Long-term Care: Health Care Resource Use
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This analysis of a hospital billing database describes inpatient length of stay, intensive care unit length of stay…
This analysis of a hospital billing database describes inpatient length of stay, intensive care unit length of stay…
Study Design: Retrospective cohort analysis of Medicare enrollment and Part D event claims during 2015-2016.
Visit after visit, Dr. Pei Chen hoped to persuade a patient with Type 2 diabetes to allow her blood sugar levels to rise.
the new old age In older patients, rigorous lowering of blood sugar may offer few benefits and pose unexpected risks.
MANCHESTER, UK — "Clinical inertia" in treating diabetes patients, resulting either from delayed treatment initiation or…
Author Information (click to view) Kasia J. Lipska, MD, MHS Assistant Professor, Section of Endocrinology Department of…
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1. Despite unproven benefit and potential harm for hypoglycemia in complex geriatric patients while aggressively treating…
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By Karen N. Peart - Diabetes treatments have saved many lives, but in older patients with multiple medical conditions…
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Many older adults with diabetes whose health status was complex%2Fintermediate to very complex%2Fpoor still maintained tight…
In older patients with multiple medical conditions, aggressively controlling blood sugar with insulin and sulfonylurea drugs…
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Diabetes treatments have saved many lives, but in older patients with multiple medical conditions, aggressively controlling…
( The JAMA Network Journals ) Many older adults with diabetes whose health status was complex/intermediate to very complex/poor…
( Yale University ) Diabetes treatments have saved many lives, but in older patients with multiple medical conditions…
Plunging blood sugar levels put older patients at risk.