Table 2 Biochemistry analyses in diabetic patients with acute hyperglycemia (Group A) at baseline (upon hospital admission), second (after euglycemia was achieved, 72 h) and third examination (after 3 months), in diabetic patients with euglycemia (Group B) and in healthy controls (Group C)

Blood glucose (mmol/l)

22.5 ± 1.1^a

5.5 ± 0.1

7.2 ± 0.2

5.8 ± 0.2

5.1 ± 0.1

HbA1c (%)

11.5 ± 0.3

NA

7.9 ± 0.2

6.1 ± 0.1

5.0 ± 0.1

Total Ch (mmol/l)

6.2 ± 0.4

5.4 ± 0.2

5.1 ± 0.2

4.8 ± 0.2

5.1 ± 0.2

HDL-Ch (mmol/l)

1.2 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.1

1.3 ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.1

1.6 ± 0.1

LDL-Ch (mmol/l)

2.9 ± 0.2

3.0 ± 0.1

2.8 ± 0.1

2.7 ± 0.1

2.8 ± 0.2

Triglyceride (mmol/l)

6.4 ± 1.4

3.2 ± 0.4

2.3 ± 0.2

1.9 ± 0.2

1.5 ± 0.3

Troponin (ng/l)

8.9 ± 0.8

6.8 ± 0.5

6.1 ± 0.6

8.2 ± 0.7

7.6 ± 1.1

NT-proBNP (pg/ml)

25.0 (28.5)^b

14.0 (17.0)

15.0 (20.0)

21.5 (41.5)

19.0 (25.8)