The body needs insulin to keep blood glucose levels in a healthy range.
The reasons, of course, are many: lack of blood sugar
control skills on the part of most hospital medical staff; unawareness of the importance of
normal or near-normal blood sugars in the face of illness or surgery;
and an almost pathological fear of hypoglycemia (and the potential for lawsuits
if it occurs). While we marvel at our modern medical miracles, and we have a
lot of legitimate reasons to brag about them, you can’t help but look at how much worse off on a day to day basis
these people are now that (...)