Where reported , emergency admissions and quality of life were not found to be significantly different between groups .
No information was found regarding BMI , mortality , long term diabetic complications , adverse effects , or costs .
REVIEW ER 'S CONCLUSIONS The presence of a diabetes specialist nurse / nurse case manager may improve patients ' diabetic control over short time periods , but from currently available trials the effects over longer periods of time are not evident .
There were no significant differences overall in hypoglycaemic episodes , hyperglycaemic incidents , or hospital admissions .
Quality of life was not shown to be affected by input from a diabetes specialist nurse/nurse case manager
BACKGROUND The patient with diabetes has many different learning needs relating to diet , monitoring , and treatments .
In many health care systems specialist nurses provide much of these needs , usually aim ing to empower patients to self-manage their diabetes .
The present review aims to assess the effects of the involvement of specialist nurse care on outcomes for  people with diabetes  , compared to usual care in hospital clinics or primary care with no input from specialist nurses .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of diabetes specialist nurses / nurse case manager in diabetes on the metabolic control of patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus .
An Inpatient Diabetes Educator's Impact on Length of Hospital Stay
This study assessed the impact of an inpatient diabetes education program on : 1 ) staff nurses ' and patients ' knowledge about diabetes , 2 ) hospital length of stay , and 3 ) patients ' glycemic control . Over the course of 1 year , a certified diabetes educator up date d nursing staff about diabetes care and education and coordinated a diabetes education program on two experimental medical units . Length of stay of insuliti-requiritig patients with diabetes and their diabetes knowledge and glycemic control were compared with two control medical units that received no structured diabetes education program .  Results showed a significant difference in length of stay and patient knowledge between experimental and control units . Three conditions commonly associated with diabetes ( diabetic ketoacidosis , osteomyelitis , foot ulcer ) did not account for this difference in length of stay . There was no significant difference between the groups in glycemic control following discharge . While all groups showed improvement in their glycosylated hemoglobin values , only the change in the values of the total population and the control groups was significant . The findings suggest that a Certified Diabetes Educator can decrease length of stay in the hospital setting
Where reported , emergency admissions and quality of life were not found to be significantly different between groups .
No information was found regarding BMI , mortality , long term diabetic complications , adverse effects , or costs .
REVIEW ER 'S CONCLUSIONS The presence of a diabetes specialist nurse / nurse case manager may improve patients ' diabetic control over short time periods , but from currently available trials the effects over longer periods of time are not evident .
There were no significant differences overall in hypoglycaemic episodes , hyperglycaemic incidents , or hospital admissions .
Quality of life was not shown to be affected by input from a diabetes specialist nurse/nurse case manager
BACKGROUND The patient with diabetes has many different learning needs relating to diet , monitoring , and treatments .
In many health care systems specialist nurses provide much of these needs , usually aim ing to empower patients to self-manage their diabetes .
The present review aims to assess the effects of the involvement of specialist nurse care on outcomes for  people with diabetes  , compared to usual care in hospital clinics or primary care with no input from specialist nurses .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of diabetes specialist nurses / nurse case manager in diabetes on the metabolic control of patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus .