Randomized Trial: Intense IV Blood Sugar Control Doesn’t Improve Stroke Outcomes

Intense IV blood sugar control doesn’t improve stroke outcomes – American Stroke Association Late Breaking News Brief, Abstract (free)

Commentaries: NIH study provides answer to long-held debate on blood sugar control after stroke – National Institute of Health (free) AND Stroke: Intensive Blood Sugar Control Did Not Improve Outcomes – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Live from the ISC: Standard treatment of hyperglycaemia in acute ischaemic stroke outperforms an intensive approach – NeuroNews (free)

Related Cochrane Review: Insulin for glycaemic control in acute ischaemic stroke (free) AND Summary: Controlling high blood sugar levels with insulin in people who have had an acute ischaemic stroke (free)

“Intensive glucose control (80–130mg/dL) does not improve 90-day functional outcome and increases the risk of severe hypoglycaemia.” (from NeuroNews)