Glycaemic control in end-of-life care: fundamental or futile?

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common comorbidities in palliative care. Yet, the optimal handling of diabetes mellitus in dying patients is debated. This review aims to discuss comprehensively the scientific basis as of today for diabetes mellitus management decisions in end-of-life (EOL) care

Additional file 1: of The receptor for advanced glycation end products and risk of peripheral arterial disease, amputation or death in type 2 diabetes: a population-based cohort study

Table S1.Baseline characteristics for all patients in the original cohort. Data are means and SD (standard deviation) or n (%). a PAD defined as amputations or loss of foot pulse. b Albuminuria >300 mg/L or S-creatinine above 100 mmol/L in women and 110 mm/L in men. c Two patients had undergone both major and minor amputations. d P = .073 (Fisher’s Exact Test), e P = .072 (Fisher’s Exact Test), f P = .059 (Mann-Whitney U)