PURPOSE This study investigated blood glucose levels in preterm babies according to gestational age (GA). METHODS Subjects were 141 preterm infants with a GA<34 weeks. Data on blood glucose levels, GA, body weight, glucose infusion rate, and other contributing factors in the first 7 days after birth were analyzed. Hypoglycemia was defined as a blood glucose level of <40 mg/dL up to 24 hours a...

Hyperglycemia in the surgical population is a recognized risk factor for postoperative complications; however, there is little literature to date regarding the management of hyperglycemia in the perioperative period. Here, we detail the strategies that our institutions have employed to identify and treat hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes who present for surgery. Our approach focuses on th...

In Brief Hyperglycemia in the hospital setting affects 38-46% of noncritically ill hospitalized patients. Evidence from observational studies indicates that inpatient hyperglycemia, in patients with and without diabetes, is associated with increased risks of complications and mortality. Substantial evidence indicates that correction of hyperglycemia through insulin administration reduces hospit...

BACKGROUND Hemichorea-hemiballism (HCHB) is a hyperkinetic movement disorder with features of both chorea and ballism occurring on the same side. CASE REPORT We present a case of HCHB due to nonketotic hyperglycemia (NKH) that was the initial presentation of diabetes and was irreversible clinically even after 6 months of optimal blood sugar control. DISCUSSION Although HCHB due to hyperglyc...

Newly recognized hyperglycemia frequently occurs with acute medical illness, especially among patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Hyperglycemia has been linked to increased morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients, especially when it is newly recognized. Increased rates of reinfarction, rehospitalization, major cardiovascular events, and death in CVD patients have also been fo...

Enriched-asafoetida diet attenuates hyperglycemia, oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetic rats

The adverse prognostic impact of hyperglycemia in patients with critical illness has focused considerable attention from expert groups and professional societies. In particular, an association between hyperglycemia and increased mortality and in-hospital complications in the time of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) has been confirmed in different studies [4,5]. In this setting, prevalence of hype...

BACKGROUND Hyperglycemia and hypocalcaemia have separately been attributed to adverse outcomes in critically ill patients. The study was aim determine whether hyperglycemia and hypocalcaemia together post-operative effect of thyroidectomy and evaluate the gender & age impact on the extend of clinical condition. METHODS All the patients underwent thyroidectomy in the duration of 1st Jan 2012 t...

Mapanga RF, Essop MF. Damaging effects of hyperglycemia on cardiovascular function: spotlight on glucose metabolic pathways. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 310: H153–H173, 2016. First published October 30, 2015; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00206.2015.—The incidence of cardiovascular complications associated with hyperglycemia is a growing global health problem. This review discusses the link between ...

BACKGROUND The impact of hyperglycemia on survival of patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) for bulky early stage cervical cancer (BESCC) has not been explored. METHOD Records of patients who received NACT and radical hysterectomy in our institution between January 2005 and June 2010 were reviewed. RESULTS In total, 347 patients were included. The median follow-up time was 37 ...