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World J Diabetes. Mar 15, 2017; 8(3): 89-96
Published online Mar 15, 2017. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v8.i3.89
Management of critically ill patients with diabetes
Livier Josefina Silva-Perez, Mario Alberto Benitez-Lopez, Joseph Varon, Salim Surani
Livier Josefina Silva-Perez, Mario Alberto Benitez-Lopez, Department of Medicine, Autonomous University of Baja California, School of Medicine, Tijuana, BC 22260, Mexico
Joseph Varon, Department of Medicine, Foundation Surgical Hospital, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, United States
Salim Surani, Department of Medicine, Texas A and M University, Corpus Christi, TX 78413, United States
Author contributions: Silva-Perez LJ and Benitez-Lopez MA was involved in writing, preparing figures and tables; Silva-Perez LJ and Benitez-Lopez MA contributed equally to this work; Surani S outlined and coordinated the writing of the paper; served as primary consultant for the paper, was the primary reviewer of the paper and added significant contributions to the text; Varon J provided input in writing the paper and made significant contributions to the text.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors have any conflict of interest to disclose as it regards to this manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Salim Surani, MD, MPH, MSHM, FACP, FCCP, FAASM, Department of Medicine, Texas A and M University, Corpus Christi, 1177 West Wheeler Ave, Suite 117, Aransas Pass, TX 78413, United States. srsurani@hotmail.com
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Received: August 27, 2016
Peer-review started: August 29, 2016
First decision: November 11, 2016
Revised: November 30, 2016
Accepted: December 27, 2016
Article in press: December 29, 2016
Published online: March 15, 2017
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Core Tip

Core tip: Diabetes mellitus is a common comorbidity found in critically ill patients. Although strict glycemic control in the past was considered a standard therapeutic intervention, newer clinical trials have shown that moderate glycemic control (i.e., glucose levels between 140-180 mg/dL) reduces mortality and morbidity in such patients.