CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING IN DIABETIC CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS

摘要

In health, plasma glucose concentrations are maintained within a narrow range by homeostatic mechanisms involving several anabolic hormones, including insulin and insulin-like growth factors as well as catabolic, counter-regulatory hormones such as glucagon, cortisol, catecholamines, and growth hormone. The balance between intake (gastrointestinal carbohydrate absorption), tissue utilization (glycolysis, glycogen synthesis, the citric acid cycle, etc.) and endogenous production (glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis) determines the plasma glucose concentration at any given time.