Treatment Patient and Professional Education
ÎThe ES recommends diabetes self-management education targeting short-term goals that focus on survival skills:
• basic meal planning • medication administration • BG monitoring • hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia detection, treatment, and prevention. (1|⊕)
ÎThe ES recommends identifying resources in the community to which patients can be referred for continuing diabetes self-management education after discharge. (1|⊕)
ÎThe ES recommends ongoing staff education to update diabetes knowledge, as well as targeted staff education whenever an adverse event related to diabetes management occurs. (1|⊕)
Glycemic Control Program in the Hospital
ÎThe ES recommends that hospitals provide administrative support for an interdisciplinary steering committee targeting a systems approach to improve care of inpatients with hyperglycemia and diabetes. (1|⊕⊕⊕)
ÎThe ES recommends that each institution establish a uniform method of collecting and evaluating POC testing data and insulin use information as a way of monitoring the safety and efficacy of the glycemic control program. (1|⊕)
ÎThe ES recommends that institutions provide accurate devices for glucose measurement at the bedside and ongoing staff competency assessments. (1|⊕)
