Alsfeld (pm). People with diabetes sometimes need to be hospitalized for other conditions, such as knee surgery. But can you always be sure that your previous illness will be optimally cared for there? For example, if you have hypoglycaemia? In the district hospital of the Vogelsbergkreis in Alsfeld you can rely on:
The facility has now been awarded the “Clinic suitable for diabetes patients” seal of quality for the second time by the German Diabetes Society (DDG).
Offer serves all patients
Diabetes is the number one widespread disease in Germany: it affects over six million people. Therefore, doctors and nurses in clinics very often have to deal with patients who have diabetes in addition to their current illness. “Patients should make sure that the staff in the clinic is also very familiar with diabetes,” says DDG President Prof. Monika Kellerer. For this purpose, the DDG has developed the “Clinic suitable for diabetes patients DDG” certificate. “The Vogelsbergkreis district hospital in Alsfeld ensures interdisciplinary diabetes expertise from which patients on all wards benefit,” says Kellerer.
In order to get the seal, the district hospital of the Vogelsbergkreis in Alsfeld had to prove extensive measures. For the district hospital, the repeated award is associated with reliable qualitative continuity, which has long been supported by a program and people. Senior physician Maria Sandu, specialist Jaka and DDG diabetes consultant Andrea Merle-Schmidt accompany the patients during their inpatient stay and work with them to develop detailed plans for optimizing the diabetes setting with general behavioral guidelines and dietary suggestions against the background of blood or tissue sugar Recording. In doing so, they carefully weigh the variations in tablets and insulin syringes and correct the blood sugar levels through further medication adjustments. Finally, they create a summary (consultation) that supplements the doctor’s letter. In this way, the doctors treating further can understand the findings and conclusions.
“We are delighted with this outstanding specialization and support our three employees in training courses and courses for the benefit of the patients in Vogelsberg,” says Dr. Torben Jueres, Head of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics.
Patients whose diabetes has not yet been discovered will also benefit from the additional measures. This is because the blood sugar levels are routinely checked with each new admission. This is how new cases of diabetes are discovered – which is very valuable for those affected, because the diabetes will be taken into account during the hospital stay. This immediately ensures the success of the treatment and, in addition, early diagnosis and timely therapy prevent consequential damage.
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