<qa>  What is the age of a patient?Exclusion criteria: age 18, end-stage disease. Data collection An Excel database will be edited with these data about each patient: age, sex, type I or II diabetes, glycated hemoglobin, at-home antidiabetic therapy; admission diagnosis, admission SAPS II score; daily insulin administration dose and route of administration, time of start, dose at the moment of glycemic measurement and min-max daily range; steroid therapy molecule, daily dose, date of start and stop; antibiotic therapy molecule, daily dose, date of start and stop; daily caloric and protein intake and type of nutrition; other therapies; mechanical ventilation date of start and stop; blood lactates worst daily value; daily leucocytes and differential white cells count; daily SOFA score; presence of infections suspected or confirmed; site and microorganism and eventual Multidrug Resistance pattern; presence of sepsis following SCCM criteria; length of ICU and hospital stay; outcome ICU and hospital mortality. 