Background: Several studies have examined the impact of hypoglycemia in diabetic patients. These studies usually have reported relatively worse outcomes with hypoglycemia in diabetics. However, differences in outcomes in type I and II diabetes mellitus (DM) patients with hypoglycemia have not been well examined. Methods: The objective of this study was to examine differences in [...]

Background: Diabetes affects 30.3 million people in the US, and 25% of total hospital days are incurred by patients with diabetes. Among hospitalized adults, diabetes is considered a chronic secondary diagnosis. As the population of patients with diabetes grows, so does the potential for adverse events during hospitalization. Previous studies have shown that both hyper- [...]

Background: Recent studies suggest that glucose gel is effective for treating neonatal hypoglycemia, thus it may reduce neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions. The purpose of this study is to compare NICU admissions and care for hypoglycemia pre- and post-implementation of a glucose gel protocol for the management of neonatal hypoglycemia. Methods: This is a [...]

Case Presentation: A 64-year-old woman with a history of heart failure (HF) and end stage renal disease on dialysis presented with three days of abdominal pain. She was lethargic, hypothermic to 34.5 C, with jugular venous pulsations (JVP) to the earlobe, a systolic murmur at the left sternal border, and right upper quadrant tenderness. Laboratory [...]