... 8underlying physiology, there is a combination of physio-logical factors predisposing a patient for hyperglycaemia in acute illness, during which hyperglycaemic mecha-nisms in stress and inflammatory ... tohyperglycaemia are a subject of speculation, but almostcertainly include pre-existing increased insulin resistance and dysfunction of beta cells. Insulin resistance is present in the acutely ... [13,15,18,28] in different intensity, butthe factors determining the extent of insulin resistanceare not known. Our observation that body mass index,which is certainly associated with insulin resistance...