Another cute acronym, NICE-SUGAR, is the acronym for "Normoglycemia in Intensive Care Evaluation-Survival Using Glucose Algorithm Regulation," a study that was just published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The authors looked at intensive versus conventional glucose control in critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs).
The conclusion of the study is a bit of a surprise, and is the second study in just over a year that has concluded that intensive glucose therapy may be...
It's interesting when one belongs to several organizations, and finds that two of them disagree with a guidance written by a third. That... Read more »
The news was big over the weekend: Pfizer won FDA approval for its new inhaled form of rapid-acting insulin, called Exubera. The press was... Read more »
For a patient to heal from illness or injury, he or she needs restful sleep. A quiet, dimly lit room promotes sleep. Yet, the ICU ward of a... Read more »
The sickest people that some endocrinologists see have very low levels of Vitamin D. The sicker they are the lower their levels. What's... Read more »
The levels of abuse and cruelty human beings are capable of inflicting on one another never ceases to amaze me. When that abuse comes... Read more »
Johns Hopkins researchers have identified two factors that predict depression in people after they've been hospitalized in an intensive care unit.... Read more »
A statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology are warning health care professionals that certain medications... Read more »
In a study of 216,000 ICU patients, researchers at University of Cincinnati have found high blood sugar caused a significant increase in the chances... Read more »
This is a study to compare the effectiveness of biphasic insulin aspart 70/30 versus insulin glargine in patients with Type 2 diabetes. This national... Read more »
A new study found that 20 out of 23 Type 1 diabetics who were given stem cell transplants did not need to take insulin for two to four years. The... Read more »
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