Table 1. Patient characteristics.
| Patient # |
Gender (m/f) |
Age (yrs) |
BMI (kg/m2) |
Diagnosis | Protocola |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | m | 53 | 21.6 | colorectal cancer | 2 |
| 2 | m | 50 | 29.1 | colorectal cancer | 2 |
| 3 | m | 52 | 23.4 | colorectal cancer | 1 |
| 4 | m | 70 | 26.5 | colorectal cancer | 1 |
| 5 | f | 54 | 27.7 | colorectal cancer | 2 |
| 6 | m | 73 | 25.9 | retroperitoneal sarcoma | 2 |
| 7 | m | 68 | 30.4 | gastric cancer | 1 |
| 8 | m | 69 | 21.1 | gastric cancer | 1 |
| 9 | f | 67 | 22.0 | retroperitoneal sarcoma | 1 |
| 10 | f | 36 | 23.3 | endometrial cancer | 2 |
a, Protocol 1 (n = 5) = Intensive Insulin Therapy (IIT) first; Conventional Insulin Therapy (CIT) second. Protocol 2 (n = 5) = CIT first; IIT second