Live interview: study of post-operative glycemic control in PWD

A pharmacy-led glycemic control program is linked to improved outcomes for surgical patients with diabetes and those who develop stress-induced hyperglycemia or high blood sugars as a result of surgery, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in the American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits.

The study compared patients who had surgery after the glycemic control program started to patients who had surgery before the program started.

Patients in the glycemic control program were more than twice as likely to have well-controlled blood sugar after surgery. They also had fewer post-surgical complications and associated costs, fewer hospital readmissions and fewer visits to the emergency department.

Join us to learn about this study from its authors, David Mosen, PhD, MPH and Karen Smith Mularski, MD.