 Hyperglycemia is common during cardiopulmonary bypass in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients as a result of altered glucose regulation during hypothermic conditions body temperature actively cooled to 28 degree centigrade and, more importantly, from delivery of cardioplegia to arrest the heart allowing for surgical repair in a non-beating heart. The cardioplegia is rich in potassium, among other agents, believed to offer cardioprotection during cardiopulmonary bypass and is prepared in Dextrose 5 and normal saline. On average, each patient receives nearly 2 liters of this solution, amounting to 100 grams or more of glucose. In this setting, hyperglycemia is also promoted from insulin suppression, stress hormone induced gluconeogenesis and enhanced tubular resorption. 