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To the Editor: Both in the report by de Lonlay-Debeney et al. (April 15 issue)¹ and in the editorial by Stanley and Baker,² diagnostic criteria for hypoglycemia in neonates were coupled with the therapeutic goal of maintaining the plasma glucose concentration above 60 mg per deciliter. The mean (±SD) initial plasma glucose concentration in the infants in the study was 18±4 mg per deciliter. All would agree that this concentration is grossly abnormal. However, a therapeutic goal of 60 mg per deciliter is inappropriate and is not based on published clinical or experimental data. Furthermore, there are no data to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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