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Imagine if a patient’s blood glucose was still determined through urine strip testing. Although it was once seen as a best practice, it would now be laughable and likely thought of as downright poor patient care. As medicine evolves, the best practices and guidelines must continuously be reviewed and updated to account for the current evidence-based and state-of-the-art knowledge. In...

The expression, “you can’t have your cake and eat it too,” is all too familiar to most, particularly in healthcare. When referencing a glucose management tool, rumor has it that a software should be used regularly, or, for treating “difficult” scenarios, but not always both. This thought process needs to be stopped. A software such as EndoTool Glucose Management System...

Since DKA is a disease state of hyperglycemia, where blood sugars are out of control and mortality is possible, timely and accurate response is critical. ...

What is DKA? Diabetic ketoacidosis, or DKA, is a serious complication of diabetes that occurs when your body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones. How does DKA occur? When the body cannot produce enough insulin, the body begins to burn fat for energy and produces a buildup of acids in the bloodstream called ketones. Once the ketones build up...

How would you like to save your hospital almost $75,000 a year in potentially unreimbursed expenses? This was the realization Wilson Memorial Hospital, a 71-bed hospital in western Ohio, made when it decided it needed to find a better way to control blood glucose levels across the hospital. In 2007, Remote Automated Laboratory System, a glycemic benchmarking service, reported that...