[Optimal hospital-home transition for a type 2 diabetic patient : some tools]

The prevalence of patients with type 2 diabetes who are hospitalized is constantly increasing. A minority of facilities have standardized hospital protocols for the diabetic patient regarding medication and continuity of care. This article offers practical tools to optimize the transition of diabetic patients because they are more at risk of readmission and adverse events. Establishing a structured and personalized discharge plan can help anticipate the hospital discharge and approach, in a more standardized way the different stages of an optimized transition. Thus, a patient-centered approach including treatment adaptation, early anticipation of needs at discharge, transmission of essential points of therapeutic education and organization of outpatient monitoring, could improve glycemic control and reduce the number of readmissions or emergency consultations.