The majority (73.9%) were admitted for medical reasons
• However, only 9.0% had been admitted specifically for diabetes management (most often diabetic foot disease 44.4%, or hypoglycaemia 20.4%)
• The majority (86.7%) had an emergency admission (compared with 58.1% for all admissions)
Nearly 40% of inpatients were insulin treated
• 7.0% had Type 1 diabetes, 30.9% had Type 2 diabetes treated with insulin. 45.5% had Type 2 diabetes treated with tablets and 16.6% had diet only treated Type 2 diabetes
Diabetes inpatient specialist input is low
• 31.0% of sites had no inpatient diabetes specialist nurses
• 29.8% of sites had no inpatient dietetic provision for people with diabetes
• 26.8% of sites had no inpatient podiatry service for people with diabetes
