It is widely recognized that chronic hyperglycemia decreases bone quality,although little is known about the impact of the rapid correction of chronic hyperglycemia on the quality of bone remodeling.This spotlight art...
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is marked as global health care challenge with almost 10% of the United States population being diagnosed with DM. A sizeable percentage of patients are oblivious of their disease, in spite of e...
Critical illness in patients with pre-existing diabetes frequently causes deterioration in glycaemic control.Despite the prevalence of diabetes in patients admitted to hospital and intensive care units,the ideal manag...
Diabetes control in children remains poor in spite of advances in treatment for last 10 years. The aim of this review was to look at various aspects of intensive therapy in the management of type 1 diabetes such as in...
Supported by Fondazione CNR/Regione Toscana G Monasterio
AIM:To evaluate the impact on glucose variability(GLUCV)of an nurse-implemented insulin infusion protocol when compared with a conventional insulin treatment during the day-to-day clinical activity.METHODS:We enrolled...
Blood glucose control in intensive care unit(ICU) patients, addressed to actively maintain blood glucose concentration within defined thresholds, is based on two major therapeutic interventions: to supply an adequate ...
Over the last decade, the approach to clinical management of blood glucose concentration (BGC) in critical care patients has dramatically changed. In this editorial, the risks related to hypo, hyperglycemia and high B...
AIM: To compare mortality risks associated with known diabetic patients to hyperglycemic non-diabetic patients. METHODS: PubMed data base was searched for patients with sepsis, bacteremia, mortality and diabetes. Arti...