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The prevalence of hypoglycemic episodes among patients with diabetes is higher than previously thought and is associated with increased length of hospital stay and higher costs, attendees at a recent UK diabetes conference heard.
These episodes more than double the length of hospital stay and increase the risk of in-hospital mortality, increasing hospital costs by almost a quarter, doctors told a session at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference, held on March 11–13. But educational measures can reduce the number of severe episodes, they explained.
The session was chaired by David Russell-Jones, MD, from the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, United Kingdom.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/841936
These episodes more than double the length of hospital stay and increase the risk of in-hospital mortality, increasing hospital costs by almost a quarter, doctors told a session at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference, held on March 11–13. But educational measures can reduce the number of severe episodes, they explained.
The session was chaired by David Russell-Jones, MD, from the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, United Kingdom.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/841936