Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: People with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus are frequently admitted to a hospital, usually for treatment of conditions other than the diabetes. Whether in hospital or not, glycemic control is likely to become unstable in these patients because of the stress of the illness or procedure, the concomitant changes in dietary intake and physical activity, and the frequent interruption of the patient’s usual antihyperglycemic regimen. Once in the hospital, the length of stay and cost are greater for people with diabetes than for those without it. Efficient treatment of diabetes in hospital may be an important factor in limiting the costs of care.

Aim: To assess diabetes management in general wards of hospital.

Methods: This study was a retrospective cross sectional descriptive one which accessed diabetes management criteria in 120 hospitalized people with diabetes in a private hospital in Tehran during 6 months in 2011. The data gathered from patients’ recorders including Hb A1C, FBS, BS, TG, Chol, and Cr.

Results: The finding showed 60% of the samples were women and 40% were men. The mean duration of hospitalization was 6 days. In addition the mean amounts of different diabetes management criteria were HBA1C: 8/14%, FBS: 165, BS: 181, TG: 145, and CHOL: 170.

Conclusion: However the results special mean of FBS and BS were reasonable for hospitalized people with diabetes; better outcomes for people with diabetes following admission to hospital can be improved in the hospital as well.

Keywords: Diabetes Management, Hospital, People with diabetes.

Declaration of interest: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest that could be perceived as prejudicing the impartiality of the research project.

Funding: This research did not receive any specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sector.