title: Glucose management in the intensive care unit: are we looking for the right sweet spot?
abstract: In a recently published issue ofCritical Care Medicine, Kar and colleagues investigated glucose management of critically ill patients with type 2 diabetes. In this commentary, we discuss the challenges of investigating glucose control in the critically ill, why so many internally valid studies in this field lead to conflicting results, and the obstacles preventing investigators from reaching a conclusive answer.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Beesley
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA;; Pulmonary and Critical Care, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah, USA.
authors.forename: Eliotte L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Hirshberg
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary and Critical Care, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah, USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lanspa
keywords: Critical care; diabetes; glucose control; hyperglycemia; hypoglycemia