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
