Abstract
We divided 102 patients diagnosed as having impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) into a “Short term hospitalization group” (23 patients), “Non-hospitalization with supplemental hospitalization group” (13 patients), and “Non-hospitalization without supplemental hospitalization Group” (66 patients).
We followed up body weight, blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2h plasma glucose (2hPG), and serum lipids (total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)) for one year. In both “Non-hospitalization groups”, the levels of HbA1C, FPG, 2hPG and TG showed worsening tendencies. However, in the “Short term hospitalization group” worsening of the same items was suppressed as compared with both “Non-hospitalization groups”. In addition, in “Short term hospitalization group” HbA1C level was shown to not increase meaningfully, as compared with before admission.
Thus, we conclude that a short (2-days) educational hospitalization in the early stage improves blood sugar control and serum lipid control, and prevents of IGT from processing to diabetes mellitus.
