Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To determine the association between recorded inpatient glycaemic variability and long-term mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus.Methods: Inpatient capillary blood glucose (CBG) readings from eight acute hospitals were included. Data was analysed from first admission within the dataset with >4 measured CBGs. 28 353 admissions were identified (24 181 type 2 DM, 4,172 type 1 DM). Matching parameters were: age, diabetes duration, admission ...