tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post8882626638573197960..comments2024-03-29T06:45:45.894+00:00Comments on Hyperlipid: It's never too late to normalise your glucose (so long as you are still alive)Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14527788116058656094noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post-51751303887678658242009-03-17T11:32:00.000+00:002009-03-17T11:32:00.000+00:00They gave insulin to 39% of their patients and thi...They gave insulin to 39% of their patients and this lowered glucose but didn't normalise it in all patients, no full text so no info re the insulin protocol, or the potassium protocol, which may have some bearing (structured water etc). It would be criminal to give insulin without potassium homeostasis to anyone, let alone post AMI.<BR/><BR/>But the post admission glucose, with or without insulin, appears to be the predictor. That doesn't sound like its a pre death failure of everything. I'd be more suspicious of either NFkappaB mediated pro inflammatory issues or direct toxicity.<BR/><BR/>There's a helpful histogram chart <A HREF="http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/169/5/428" REL="nofollow">here</A> at the bottom of the page.<BR/><BR/>PeterPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527788116058656094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post-86343172679422861412009-03-16T18:16:00.000+00:002009-03-16T18:16:00.000+00:00I'm more inclined to believe glucose control deter...I'm more inclined to believe glucose control deteriorates when patients are close to death. Working in a nursing home, I know that one of the hallmark signs a resident is declining is that their blood glucose becomes uncontrollable. This does not cause death in so much as it precedes it, possibly because dying creates a hypercatabolic state, stress hormones like cortisol pour sugar out from breakdown of tissue, which the dying tissues can no longer use for energy as, well, they are being broken down and dying.ItsTheWooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057537399918684119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post-5551439846606400752009-03-16T17:13:00.000+00:002009-03-16T17:13:00.000+00:00Yeah, I remember those diazoxide studies. The fir...Yeah, I remember those diazoxide studies. The first study found it effective in weight loss. The second used a completely different panel and compared diabetic or prediabetic patients with normals. The first panel was probably fired.<BR/><BR/>Mark.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16922415954626790524noreply@blogger.com