If you have type 2 diabetes, it's important to keep your blood sugar in check. Along with checking your sugar levels regularly, you should be aware of the signs that it may be running high. High blood ...

Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS) is a potentially life threatening condition involving extremely high blood sugar (glucose) levels. When your blood sugar gets too high, the kidneys try to ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Diabetic hyperosmolar coma' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) are two serious complications of diabetes that are potentially life threatening. Both involve a dangerous rise in sugar levels, ...

Nonketotic hyperosmolar coma is a life threatening metabolic derangement that can develop in people with diabetes mellitus, usually due to illness, infection or failure to monitor blood glucose levels ...

Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNS), also known as Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State (HHS) is a dangerous condition resulting from very high blood glucose levels. HHNS can affect ...

In a 34-year-old woman with a history of alcohol abuse, cardiomyopathy, and AIDS, acute respiratory failure developed as a result of Escherichia coli sepsis and pneumonia. Initial laboratory studies ...

A diabetic coma can result from either very high or very low blood sugar. A person will need urgent treatment involving either insulin or glucose. With prompt medical help, most people make a full ...

3 Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA 4 Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Purpose To evaluate whether ...