Table 2 Laboratory values at intravenous insulin initiation and withdrawal

Leukocytes count (10^− 9/l)

11.4

6.0

Lymphocytes count (10^− 9/l)

0.52

1.22

C-reactive protein (mg/l)

179

14

Procalcitonin (μg/l)

0.56

N.A.

Creatinine (μmol/l)

80

106

Urea (mmol/l)

2.6

6.4

Aspartate aminotransferase (U/liter)

48

44

Alanine aminotransferase (U/liter)

37

25

Bilirubin conjugate (μmol/l)

11

7

Albumin (g/l)

20

36

Potassium (mmol/l)

3.6

3.8

Sodium (mmol/l)

135

138

Magnesium (mmol/l)

0.78

0.8

Phosphate (mmol/l)

0.86

1.28

Chloride (mmol/l)

98

102