Glycemic control and diabetes management in hospitalized patients in Brazil

Table 2 Diabetes management of 2,399 hospitalized patients in Brazil, 2010-2012

	General ward	Intensive care unit
	(n=1,934)	(n=465)
Physician documentation of diabetes history in medical record	95.4^a	97.0
HbA _1C assessment documented for diabetes patients ^b	16.0	11.0
Blood glucose measured within 8 hours of admission or diabetes diagnosis	31.2	47.1
Blood glucose monitored at least four times daily (by patient-days)	55.2	61.2
Diabetes treatment
Sliding-scale insulin only	52.0	69.2
Short-acting and long-acting subcutaneous insulin^c	35.7	21.1
NPH+Bolus	29.8	14.0
Basal+Bolus	5.9	7.1
Continuous IV insulin	0	3.9
Other insulin regimen	3.6	3.5
Oral agents only	4.8	1.3
Diet only	3.9	1.0

^aPercent.
^bMeasured during first week of hospitalization or within 30 days prior to admission.
^cScheduled subcutaneous insulin (basal, nutritional, and correction components).

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