title: Restoring normoglycaemia: not so harmless.
abstract: Three independent studies of tight glucose control were recently stopped prematurely due to an excess mortality in the intensive treatment arm. This commentary briefly discusses the potential mechanisms and reminds the potential benefits of physiological stress hyperglycemia.
authors.forename: Jean-Charles
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Preiser
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin