Jewish New Year associated with decreased point of care glucose
Channel: International Journal of Clinical Practice
Date: 2011-09-26

In individuals with diabetes, glycaemic control has been shown to be disrupted during the winter holiday period. The aim of this study was to examine whether blood glucose levels are influenced by the Jewish New Year period in hospitalised individuals with diabetes.

This paper: 'Jewish New Year associated with decreased point of care glucose in hospitalised patient population' by J. Wainstein, Z. Landau, Z. Matas, T. Chaimy, M. Boaz features in the October 2011 issue of the International Journal of Clinical Practice.

Read the paper: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02707.x/abstract