title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Department and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden, and Department of Clinical Science Intervention and Technology, CLINTEC, The Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden Clinical Department and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Ilse
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vanhorebeek
authors.forename: Marijke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gielen
authors.forename: Pieter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Wouters
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mesotten
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wernerman
authors.forename: Olav
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rooyackers
authors.forename: Greet
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Van den Berghe
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000097:blood*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin