Management of Inpatient Hyperglycemia and Diabetes in Older Adults
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- Figure 1
Longitudinal data on all-cause hospitalizations in the ARIC Study (15). Data are presented according to diabetes and HbA1c categories.
- Figure 2
Pathophysiology of hyperglycemia and its complications in older adults. TG, triglycerides.
- Figure 3
Insulin therapy in hospitalized elderly patients with diabetes.
Tables
- Table 1
Factors contributing to inpatient hypoglycemia in older adults with diabetes
Medications: insulin, sulfonylureas, glinides, quinolones Intensive glycemic control Inappropriate insulin dosing and medication errors Poor coordination of insulin administration and food delivery Interruption of enteral nutrition or parenteral nutrition infusion Hypoglycemia unawareness Renal insufficiency Liver failure Severe illness, sepsis Dementia Frailty Medical and surgical procedures
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April 2017, 40(4)
Management of Inpatient Hyperglycemia and Diabetes in Older Adults
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- Abstract
- Introduction
- Prevalence
- Economic Burden
- Pathophysiology
- Clinical Presentation
- Glycemic Control Trials in Elderly Populations
- Inpatient Hypoglycemia
- Glycemic Targets
- Management of Hyperglycemia in the ICU
- Management of Hyperglycemia in Noncritical Care Settings
- Supplemental/Correction Doses of Regular Insulin (“Sliding Scale”)
- Noninsulin Therapies
- Hospital Discharge Planning
- Conclusions
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