Open AccessManagement of glycemia in acute febrile illness
Author(s) -
Sanjay Kalra,
Sameer Aggarwal,
Deepak Khandelwal,
Deep Dutta
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_544_16
Subject(s) - medicine , prediabetes , glycemic , intensive care medicine , diabetes mellitus , concomitant , acute illness , stress hyperglycemia , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology
With increasing the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes across the globe, a large number of patients with acute febrile illness (AFI) are likely to have concomitant diabetes or stress hyperglycemia. Management of associated hyperglycemia in patients with AFI is of utmost importance for early recovery and to prevent complications. There is no published literature, detailing the strategies and targets for glycemic control in AFI specifically; however, guidelines do exist for the management of hyperglycemia in hospitalized or outpatients in general. This review attempts to provide pragmatic and practical suggestions to facilitate effective and safe management of hyperglycemia in patients with AFI.