Intervention: On admission, patients were randomly assigned to strict normalization of blood glucose levels (80 to 110 mg per deciliter [4.4 to 6.1 mmol per liter]) with the use of insulin infusion or to conventional therapy (insulin administered when the blood glucose level exceeded 215 mg per deciliter [12 mmol per liter], with the infusion tapered when the level fell below 180 mg per deciliter [10 mmol per liter]).

Intensive insulin therapy in the medical ICU is associated with increased mortality and morbidity compared to conventional therapy.

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Intensive insulin therapy in the medical ICU – not so sweet?

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