Diabetes Toolkit at Discharge

Implementation and Testing of a Diabetes Discharge Intervention to Improve Safety During Transitions of Care

The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to implement the DM Discharge Toolkit into hospital discharge and assess the effect of the DM Discharge Toolkit on patients newly requiring insulin.

This study is a randomized controlled trial with a parallel group design of up to 120 study participants in a 1:1 ratio to receive either current standard of care discharge DM training (control) or current standard of care discharge DM training and the DM Discharge Toolkit (intervention) before or immediately after being sent home to assume self-DM care with insulin.

Inclusion Criteria:

• English speaking patients
• 18 years of age and older
• Expected survival >90 days
• Need for new insulin at time of hospital discharge

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with the inability to give informed consent
• Non-English speaking
• Not diagnosed with diabetes
• Not been newly prescribed insulin