insulin in people with diabetes mellitus (DM). In this state, the ketones level is so high thatit causes the blood pH to change into a more acidic state.The acidosis state results in subsequent problems, such as dehydration, oxygen deficiency, confusion and/or coma, and gastrointestinal ...
BackgroundHypoglycemic coma is a continuous threat for diabetic patients treated with insulin and/or oral hypoglycemic agents; it may be associated with
ketoacidosis can lead to numerous metabolic problems and even coma or death. Because ketoacidosis is a medical emergency, its prompt recognition is imperative. Patients should be taught to check for ketones in their urine or blood when their glucose is above 250 mg/dL for more than a few hours...
Communications Biology volume 4, Article number: 1366 (2021) Cite this article 5751 Accesses 1 Altmetric Metrics details Abstract Diabetic neuropathy is one of the most prevalent chronic complications of diabetes, and up to half of diabetic patients will develop diabetic neuropathy during their disease...
In Kenya, an altered level of consciousness was found in over 90% of presentations for DKA in a public tertiary referral facility, with almost a quarter in coma [33]. The majority of our patients presented with severe DKA (46%), and almost a quarter had mild DKA. This was contrary to...
Ravassa S, Barba J, Coma-Canella I, Huerta A, López B, González A, et al. The activity of circulating dipeptidyl peptidase-4 is associated with subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2013;12:143. Article PubMed Central PubMed...
For example, diagnoses included diabetes without mention of complication and diabetes with mention of ketoacidosis, hyperglycemia, hypoglcemia, coma, or an unspecified complication (ICD-9=250.0–250.3, 250.8–250.10, 250.12, 250.13, 250.20, 250.22, 250.23, 250.30, 250.32, 250.33, 250.90, 250.92, ...
First, duration of diabetes in the elderly has a broad range, and as a consequence, elderly patients exhibit a remarkable heterogeneity in their complication status. Second, as acute complications, hyperglycemic coma and hypoglycemia are especially at high risk in the elderly. Third, as for ...
Lactic Acidotic Coma with Multiple Medication Including Metformin in a Patient with Normal Renal Function Robert E.J. Ryder The British journal of clinical practice Jun 1984 International Journal of Clinical PracticeVolume 38, Issue 6 p. 229-232 Case Reports Lactic Acidotic Coma with Multiple Medic...
These changes had been reported in non-ketotic hyperglycemia [10], as well as in hypoglycemic coma [13]. One of our cases had hyperglycemia, while the other had severe hypoglycemia. Hyperglycemia can produce impairment of the endothelium-dependent vasoreactivity of cerebral arterioles and cause ...