Incident Diabetes in Survivors of Critical Illness and Mechanisms Underlying Persistent Glucose Intolerance

journals.lww.com March 6, 2019

Diabetes and pre-diabetes occur frequently in survivors of ICU experiencing stress hyperglycemia. Based on the occurrence rate observed in this cohort, structured screening and intervention programs appear warranted. Consent was obtained from 40 patients with 35 attending the 3-month and 26 the 12-month visits. This was a prospective, single center, cohort study. At admission to ICU, hemoglobin A1c was measured in eligible patients. Participants returned at 3 and 12 months after ICU admission and underwent hemoglobin A1c testing and an oral glucose tolerance test.