Every district health board (DHB) should have a local diabetes inpatient team and up-to-date guidelines to support hospital staff to manage uncontrolled diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis in place.
Process
(a) The proportion of people admitted to hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis who receive educational and psychological support by a specialist diabetes team prior to discharge.
Numerator
The number of people in the denominator receiving educational and psychological support by a specialist diabetes team prior to discharge
(b) The proportion of people admitted to hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis who receive follow-up within 30 days after discharge by a specialist diabetes team.
Numerator
The number of people in the denominator receiving follow-up within 30 days after discharge by a specialist diabetes team
