To the Editor: We congratulate Donovan and colleagues1 on their snapshot bedside audit of 850 inpatients with diabetes across 27 Queensland hospitals. The results in their audit identified current strengths and deficits in inpatient diabetes management. These efforts will be invaluable to the planning of future improvement interventions in Australia.
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