Theriskofmyocardialinfarctionincreasesinpatientswithdiabetesmellitus.Theincidenceofmyocardialinfarctionissimilarinpatientswithtype2diabeteswithouthistoryofmyocardialinfarctionandinnon-diabeticpatientswithhistoryofmyocardialinfarction.DiabetesmellituswasconsideredasacoronarydiseaseequivalentbytheNationalCholesterolEducationProgram.Strictglycemiccontrolcanimprovethelong-termoutcomeofbothtype1andtype2diabetesmellitus.Whateverwithdiabeticornon-diabetic,strictglycemiccontrolwithintensiveinsulintherapycanreducethemortalityofcriticallyillpatientsinhospital.Aftermyocardialinfarction,therewouldbeaworseoutcomeforpatientswithpoorglycemiccontrol,whateverindiabeticornon-diabeticpatientswithstresshyperglycemia.Meanwhile,strictglycemiccontrolcanimprovetheoutcome.TheguidelineofAmericanCollegeofCardiology/AmericanHeartAssociationin2004onST-elevatedmyocardialinfarctionrecommendedinsulininfusionmaintainingtheeuglycemiaforpatientswithacutemyocardialinfarctionandcomplicatedconditions,whetherwithdiabetesmellitusornot,anditwasconsideredreasonabletoinfuseinsulinforallpatientswithhyperglycemiaduringtheperiodofacutemyocardialinfarction.Thispaperproposedaneffectiveandsafemethodforintravenousinsulininfusiontherapyfordiabeticpatientswithacutemyocardialinfarction.
