Diabetes technology the focus of revised JBDS guideline
A top guideline on how to use technology to support diabetes care in hospital has been updated.
The guideline, developed by the Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care and the Diabetes Technology Network, aims to provide inpatient teams with advice on how to make best use of current technology to support diabetes care in hospital.
The guidance – Using technology to support diabetes care in hospital – states that all hospitals should have a written policy for the use of wearable technologies within the inpatient setting, including continuous glucose monitoring, insulin pumps and hybrid closed loop systems.
Additionally, hospitals should have a policy for point-of-care testing of networked glucose and ketone meters, according to the guideline.
The recommendations also outline that hospitals should routinely use the data from networked glucose and ketone meters to enhance inpatient diabetes care and should be regularly reviewed for audit and quality improvement.
The guidance also states that:
People with diabetes should be involved with the development of relevant hospital policies
Hospital management should ensure electronic prescribing and medicines administration are available, as well as enabling the ability to integrate diabetes technology with electronic health records
The hospital should ensure relevant staff training in the use of diabetes technology
Policies on the use of technology in hospital should undergo annual review and audit.
To read the guideline, click here.