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Instituting a successful discharge plan for patients with type 2 diabetes: challenges and solutions

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Demidowich, Andrew P., Batty, Kristine, Zilbermint, Mihail·2022·Diabetes Spectrum

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Achieving target inpatient glycemic management outcomes has been shown to influence important clinical outcomes such as hospital length of stay and readmission rates. However, arguably the most profound, lasting impact of inpatient diabetes management is achieved at the time of discharge—namely reconciling and prescribing the right medications and making referrals for follow-up. Discharge planning offers a unique opportunity to break through therapeutic inertia, offer diabetes self-management education, and institute an individualized treatment plan that prepares the patient for discharge and promotes self-care and engagement. However, the path to a successful discharge plan can be fraught with potential pitfalls for clinicians, including lack of knowledge and experience with newer diabetes medications, costs, concerns over insurance coverage, and lack of time and resources. This article presents an algorithm to assist clinicians in selecting discharge regimens that maximize benefits and reduce barriers to self-care for patients and a framework for creating an interdisciplinary hospital diabetes discharge program.

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  • The post-hospitalization period is critical for diabetes care: gaps in follow-up, medication mismanagement, or worsening conditions can precipitate acute complications and costly ED visits.

    “The post-hospitalization period is critical for diabetes care: gaps in follow-up, medication mismanagement, or worsening conditions can precipitate acute complications and costly ED visits [7,10–12].”

    From Machine learning-driven risk prediction for post-hospitalization diabetes case management: Integrating clinical and social determinants of health (2026) · cites this paper as [12]

    The paper’s opening section (page unavailable) emphasizes discharge medications and follow-up, identifies worsening conditions as a reason to adjust treatment, and links diabetes-related readmissions to financial implications. Its outpatient education section also calls continued care after discharge essential. These passages support the importance of the post-hospitalization period, but they do not specifically say that the listed gaps precipitate acute complications and costly ED visits. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Demidowich, A. P., Batty, K., & Zilbermint, M.
Affiliations
Johns Hopkins University (US)
Corresponding author
Demidowich, Andrew P.
Venue
Diabetes Spectrum
Published
2022-11-01
Volume
35
Issue
4
Pages
440-451
ISSN
  • 1040-9165 (ISSN-L)
  • 1944-7353
OpenAlex
W4309218849
Cited by
15
References
117
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2
FWCI
1.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Diabetes Spectrum (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Education
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
Keywords
type 2 diabetes, discharge planning, glycemic control, medication reconciliation, diabetes self-management education, hospital readmission, therapeutic inertia, antidiabetic drugs, insurance coverage barriers, personalized treatment planning

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