Admission Glucose Number (AGN): A Point of Admission Score Associated With Inpatient Glucose Variability, Hypoglycemia, and Mortality.

Aims: We investigated a point of admission metric of glycemia, the Admission Glucose Number (AGN), and its relationship with both high risk inpatient glucose patterns and mortality in hospital inpatients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM).

Methods: Inpatient capillary blood glucose (CBG) data for patients with T2DM in our health board were identified for a 5-year period and associated with most recent preadmission HbA1c. AGN was calculated as first CBG measured during admission (mmol/L), subtracted from most recent preadmission HbA1c (converted to estimated median glucose mmol/l) within 15 months preadmission.

A Slow-Digesting, Low-Glycemic Load Nutritional Beverage Improves Glucose Tolerance in Obese Pregnant Women Without Gestational Diabetes.

Background: Obesity is a risk factor for gestational diabetes (gestational diabetes). Low-glycemic index diets attenuate hyperglycemia. We designed a study to determine whether a slow-digesting, low-glycemic load (SD-LGL) beverage improves glucose tolerance in obese pregnant women without GDM.

One-third of doctors completing specialist training in diabetes fail to secure a substantive consultant post: young Diabetologists' Forum Survey 2010.

Reports have highlighted a shortage of consultant diabetologist posts in the UK. The number of doctors completing specialist training in diabetes has increased in recent years, but little is known about their employment after they receive their certificate of completion of training. An online survey was sent to all doctors who completed specialist diabetes training from January 2008 to September 2010.