Stress Induced Diabetes in Burns Patients.

Patients with severe burns typically experience a systemic response expressed as increased metabolism, inflammation, alteration of cardiac and immune function and associated hyperglycemia. Stress hyperglycemia is common in patients with hypertonic dehydration in conditions like burns and shock. In some people stress. Hyperglycemia may indicate a reduced insulin secretary capacity or a reduced sensitivity, and in sometimes the first clue to incipient diabetes. The present study is to reveal the number of burn patients who have developed stress hyperglycemia. Indicating the increased of infections complications in them.