Search Tag: hyperglycaemia
2024 17 Apr
Hyperglycaemia is common in critically ill patients and can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. While intensive insulin therapy (INT) has shown benefits in specific research settings, achieving them in clinical practice without risking hypoglycaemia is challenging. Current consensus guidelines recommend targeting moderate or conventional glucose...Read more
2017 31 Jan
Critically ill children with hyperglycaemia did not benefit from tight glycaemic control targetted to a blood glucose level of 80 to 110 mg per decilitre, as compared with a level of 150 to 180 mg per decilitre, according to results of a multicentre trial reported in The New England Journal of Medicine. The trial was stopped early, on the recommendation...Read more
2015 29 Jan
Dexcom, Inc. (San Diego, CA) has become the first company to obtain U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pre-market approval for its mobile apps to support continuous glucose monitoring. The new apps are intended to make it easier for care managers and loved ones to closely monitor glucose levels to avoid complications, such as hyperglycaemia, which...Read more