Open AccessIntensive Insulin Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Christophe De Block,
Begoña ManuelyKeenoy,
Luc Van Gaal,
Peter Rogiers
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc05-2353
Subject(s) - medicine , glycemic , insulin , diabetes mellitus , intensive care unit , intensive care , continuous glucose monitoring , endocrinology , septic shock , gastroenterology , sepsis , intensive care medicine
Hyperglycemia occurs in most critically ill patients. Using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), we investigated whether intensive insulin therapy based on discontinuous glucose monitoring can achieve normoglycemia (80-110 mg/dl) in a medical intensive care unit (MICU).
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