Intensive Insulin Therapy Protects Kidneys In Critically Ill Patients

For critically ill patients, intensive insulin therapy (IIT) to keep blood sugar (glucose) at normal levels reduces the risk of acute kidney injury, reports a study in the March Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. The new research builds on previous randomized trials, including more than 2,700 patients, which reached the “startling” conclusion that IIT reduces the risk of death in critically ill patients, according to lead author Dr.

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Filed under: Endocrinology on February 7th, 2008