RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 How to manage type 2 diabetes in medical and surgical patients in the hospital
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 379
OP 384
DO 10.3949/ccjm.78gr.11001
VO 78
IS 6
A1 Guillermo E. Umpierrez
YR 2011
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/6/379.abstract
AB Many patients admitted to the hospital have diabetes mellitus–diagnosed or undiagnosed—and others develop hyperglycemia from the stress of hospitalization. This paper discusses the prevalence, outcomes, and evidence for best management of hyperglycemia and diabetes in hospitalized patients outside the critical care setting.