Treatment of Glucocorticoid-induced Hyperglycemia in an Inpatient Population
Ida M. Banks, CNP, discusses a study that looked at glycemic profiles and insulin regimen in patients at Mayo Clinic Hospitals, Rochester in an effort to determine optimum insulin therapy for glucocorticoid-induced hyperglycemia.

CPOE Algorithm Helps Hospital Reduce Hypoglycemia among Patients
Rakhil Rubinova, DO, discusses the effects of instituting algorithm-based computerized provider order entry insulin order sets on glycemic control and the use of insulin among patients at New York Hospital Queens.

System for Tracking Patients' Blood Glucose Fluctuations May Help Inpatient Clinicians to Improve Care
Janis Bozzo, RN, MSN, from Yale-New Haven Health System, discusses the "Quality Hyperglycemia Score," a metric designed to better monitor changes in patients' blood glucose status in the hospital setting and help clinicians to more effectively manage hyper- and hypoglycemic patients.

Inpatient Staff Education Coordinated by Certified Diabetes Educators Can Reduced Diabetes-related Hospital Length of Stay
Beth Pfeffer, RN, BSN, CDE, Diabetes Services Manager for the Nebraska Medical Center Diabetes Center, discusses "Focused Inpatient Diabetes Education for Staff and Patients Decreases Hospital Length of Stay for Patients with Diabetes," a study of the effect of implementing a staff diabetes education program on diabetes-specific hospital length of stay.

Interactive Voice Messaging Can Be an Effective Component of a Diabetes Patient Education Initiative
Maria Diestra, RN, Nursing Project Coordinator, Kaiser Permanente Riverside, CA, discusses a study about a patient outreach program that used interactive voice messaging to engage patients and improve A1c levels with patient with uncontrolled diabetes.

Use of Automated Computer Alert Notifications as Part of a Program to Asess, Document, and Treat Hypoglycemic Events in the Hospital Setting
Garry Tobin, MD, from Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO, describes a six-month study designed to "assess causative factors predisposing to patient hypoglycemia," "offer drug management recommendations to physicians," and improve the quality of care delivered to diabetic inpatients.

Stages of the Lifecycle and Risk for Onset and Progression of Diabetes and Its Complications
Janet Richard Events, director of developmental epidemiology at the Connor's Center for Women's Health and Gender Biology at Birgham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, presented in utero and early childhood development and the effects of diabetes risk.