Risk of Hypoglycemia Following Hospital Discharge in Patients With Diabetes and Acute Kidney Injury.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Hypoglycemia is common in patients with diabetes. The risk of hypoglycemia after acute kidney injury (AKI) is not well defined. The purpose of this study was to compare the risk for postdischarge hypoglycemia among hospitalized patients with diabetes who do and do not experience AKI. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:We performed a propensity-matched analysis of patients with diabetes, with and without AKI, using a retrospective national cohort of veterans hospitalized between 2004 and 2012. AKI was defined as a 0.3 mg/dL or 50% increase in serum creatinine from baseline to peak serum creatinine during hospitalization. Hypoglycemia was defined as hospital admission or an emergency department visit for hypoglycemia or as an outpatient blood glucose <60 mg/dL. Time to incident hypoglycem

SUBMITTER: Hung AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829959 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature