Test All Hospitalized Patients For Blood Glucose Levels, Experts Say
Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar (glucose) levels, is a common, serious and expensive health care problem in hospitalized patients that is linked to an increased risk of health complications and mortality. It can also affect non-diabetic hospitalized patients. According to observational studies, 32 to 38% of patients in community hospitals suffer from hyperglycemia…
January 9, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: affect-non-diabetic, care-problem, community-hospitals, diabetes, expensive-health, health-complications, high-blood, increased-risk, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets
Can Too Much Vitamin C Harm Cardiovascular Health? Probably
Although vitamin D has long been known to promote bone health and protect the heart, researchers at John Hopkins reveal that vitamin D might stop conferring cardiovascular benefits and may cause harm as blood levels increase above what is considered normal.
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