An open source tool to compute measures of inpatient glycemic control: translating from healthcare analytics research to clinical quality improvement.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to facilitate monitoring of the quality of inpatient glycemic control by providing an open-source tool to compute glucometrics. To allay regulatory and privacy concerns, the tool is usable locally; no data are uploaded to the internet.

Materials And Methods: We extended code, initially developed for healthcare analytics research, to serve the clinical need for quality monitoring of diabetes.

Effects of external counter-pulsation on endothelial function assessed by peripheral artery tonometry, levels of glycaemia and metabolic markers in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background And Aims: External counter-pulsation (ECP) generates sheer stress thereby improving endothelial function and anginal symptoms in coronary artery disease. Endothelial dysfunction is also involved in the pathogenesis of T2DM. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the use of ECP at different doses in improving endothelial function and glycaemic markers in T2DM.