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Your Handbook to Improved Glycemic Control with the 2024 SCCM Guidelines
In the evolving landscape of critical care medicine, staying up to date on the latest guidelines and best practices is not just beneficial—it’s imperative. With this in mind, I am thrilled to introduce our latest comprehensive resource, “The Critical Care Clinician’s Handbook to the 2024 SCCM Guidelines for Glycemic Control.” Presented at the 2024 Critical Care Congress by the Society...
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The Game-Changing Approval of the First Over-The-Counter Continuous Glucose Monitor
This week, the FDA cleared the first over-the-counter-integrated continuous glucose monitor (iCGM) for marketing. This particular iCGM glucose biosensor is designed to help adult patients who are not on insulin, monitor their blood glucose levels in a noninvasive way. This particular iCGM glucose biosensor is meant for patients with or without diabetes to better understand the impact of diet and...
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Shaping Tomorrow’s ICU: Glycemic Control Discussions at SCCM 2024
Are you going to the 2024 Critical Care Congress in Phoenix on January 21-23 presented by the Society of Critical Care Medicine? One session you won’t want to miss is the SCCM Guidelines discussion which will have a focus on glycemic control in the critical care unit and guidelines for rapid sequence intubation and recognizing critical illness outside the ICU....
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How Can Technology Help Hospitals Achieve American Diabetes Association Standards of Care?
In response to the ongoing challenges faced by hospitalized patients requiring insulin therapy, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) released its updated 2024 Standards of Care of Hospitalized Patients this month. Thirty to forty percent of hospitalized patients require insulin therapy to achieve acceptable glycemic control. This can be difficult when considering the challenges that may be present in the hospital...
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92% Hypoglycemia Reduction with EndoTool IV: UPMC Central PA’s Success Story
The management of patients with intravenous insulin is fraught with challenges when a standardized dosing protocol is utilized. These challenges include increased nursing workflow, the potential for dosing errors due to the complexity of the protocols, and the occurrence of hypoglycemia due to the lack of patient specificity with the protocol. The use of insulin dosing software such as EndoTool...
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Insulin 101: What You Need to Know
Let’s get back to the basics. Per the American Diabetes Association, insulin is a naturally occurring hormone secreted by the pancreas. Many people with type 1 diabetes are prescribed insulin because their bodies do not produce insulin, and insulin can be necessary for people with type 2 diabetes because their bodies do not use insulin properly. What are the routines?...
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Insulin: Lifesaver or Killer? Part 3
Strategies to Minimize Risk of Hypoglycemia We addressed the patient risks of severe hypoglycemia in the part 1 of this series and followed it with the clinical consequences of severe hypoglycemia in part 2. After looking at both scenarios, you may be thinking, how can hypoglycemia be treated and what can be done to minimize the risk of hypoglycemia?’ The...
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Insulin: Lifesaver or Killer? Part 2
Clinical Consequences of Severe Hypoglycemia In part 1 of this series, we described a scenario of a patient receiving intensive insulin therapy, and the most frequent critical complication to follow: hypoglycemia. Not only are there patient risks of severe hypoglycemia, there are clinical consequences as well. The clinical effects of hypoglycemia include: Hospital admissions – In a prospective study of...
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Insulin: Lifesaver or Killer? Part 1
Patient Risks of Severe Hypoglycemia Edward Mason is an 18-year old male with a height of 175.26 cm (5’9) and a weight of 72.57 kg (160 lbs). Edward is admitted to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and weakness. He is hyperglycemic with no prior history of diabetes. After examination, Edward is diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)...
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Why Dosing Errors Can be Catastrophic for a Hospital
Recent controversies at the National Institute of Health Clinical Center are every hospital administrator’s worst nightmare. According to a June 2, 2016 article in the Wall Street Journal, the Bethesda, Maryland hospital, recognized for its cutting-edge medical research, has an unsafe pharmacy dosing program for patients. In 2015, Federal Drug Administration inspectors found what they termed “serious manufacturing problems” with...
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