Counterpoint: Inpatient Glucose Management.

Criticizes recommendations of the American College of Endocrinology regarding implementation of a stricter blood glucose control to improve the hospital management of hyperglycemia. Overview of clinical trials indicating benefit from short-term strict glucose control in hospitalized patients; Limitation of an uncontrolled study of implementing an insulin infusion protocol in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit; Guidelines on the management of hospitalized diabetes patients.