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"Frequent Glucose Monitoring Prevents Hypoglycemia, Death In Hospitalized Patients With CVD" - Shuyang Fang, MD

  • Healio
  • New York, NY
  • (March 19, 2018)

Patients hospitalized with stable coronary artery disease but without diabetes are more likely to experience lower inpatient mortality, shorter hospital stays and reduced health care costs when their blood glucose is monitored at least 3 times daily, according to data presented at the Endocrine Society Annual Meeting. "Interestingly, patients without preexisting diabetes have a higher incidence of low blood sugar levels during a hospital stay compared with those with diabetes," Shuyang Fang, MD, endocrinology resident at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, told Endocrine Today. "The underlying explanation for this unusual phenomenon is that diabetic patients admitted to an acute care hospital are routinely monitored closely with blood glucose readings 3 to 4 times a day; however, nondiabetic patients are often overlooked regarding glucose monitoring."

  • Shuyang Fang, MD, Endocrinology Resident, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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