[Possible explanation of the hemoglobin glycation index by the biokinetic model of glycation].

Unlabelled: Összefoglaló. Bevezetés: A HbA1c integrált retrospektív mutatója az elmúlt időszak vércukrának, rendszeres vizsgálata a cukorbetegek anyagcserekontrolljának megítélésében elengedhetetlen. Helyes értékelése azonban nem egyszerű, mert a HbA1c és a vércukor közötti összefüggés nem lineáris.

Improvement of mortality prediction accuracy in critically ill patients through combination of SOFA and APACHE II score with markers of stress haematopoiesis.

Introduction: In critically ill patients nucleated red blood cells (NRBC) and immature granulocytes (IG) appear in the peripheral blood as the consequence of stress haematopoesis. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of NRBC and IG and to propose a model of improved mortality prediction including these parameters in the assessment of critically ill patients.

Methods: The study included 338 critically ill adult patients hospitalized at Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Medicine, Louis Pasteur University Hospital in Kosice.

[Barriers of the initiation of insulin treatment in type 2 diabetic patients - conquering the "psychological insulin resistance"].

Type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease and its consequence is the gradual decrease of endogenous insulin secretion to a very low level. Beyond this point, without insulin it is not possible to achieve proper metabolic compensation. The authors are trying to explain why the insulin therapy is often delayed in type 2 diabetic patients despite existing guidelines about its initiation and continuation.