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10 years of inpatient diabetes certification— Lessons learned

Diabetes quality improvement (QI) in an inpatient academic hospital setting can be challenging because of communication gaps among staff, pre-established mealtime delivery schedules, complex patient populations, pro­vider turn­over,…

Hypoglycemia and the Rule of 15

The parents of Susie Johnson*, a healthy 8-year-old child, bring her to the emergency department because she’s been experiencing abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Susie recently was diagnosed…
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Pediatric hypoglycemia

While watching a children’s softball game on a sunny 88° F day, you see one of the players, Mia Smith*, suddenly collapse. Mia’s mother runs to her child’s…
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Rapid Response: Hypoglycemia and chronic kidney disease

When administering insulin, closely monitor food intake and potential side effects including hypoglycemia. Chronic kidney disease can alter insulin metabolism, adding another risk factor for hypoglycemia.

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