Diabetic hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS) is a complication of
Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar coma; Nonketotic hyperglycemic hyperosmolar coma (NKHHC); Hyperosmolar nonketotic coma (HONK)
Diabetic hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome is a condition of:
The FDA recently issued an alert for people with diabetes and their caregivers, Advice for Patients: Serious Errors with Certain Blood... Read more »
Read David's first update from the Scientific Sessions here! San Francisco -- Yesterday I was wearing Band-aids on six of my fingers. I... Read more »
Should patients with type 2 diabetes test their blood glucose (BG) levels? The American Diabetes Association recommends BG testing for... Read more »
Reprinted with permission of Amy Tenderich of www.diabetesmine.com. FOUND at the Tenderich household on a typical day (this was last... Read more »
Someone recently asked Do you die from being in a hypoglycemic coma? My reply: Severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) is scary, and... Read more »
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Total cholesterol testNormal ValuesTotal cholesterol is an important measure of both bad and good cholesterol. Other lab tests are done to measure... Read more »
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25-OH vitamin D test; Calcidiol 25-hydroxycholecalciferol testNormal ValuesThe normal range is 30.0 to 74.0 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL).Note:... Read more »
Is My PSA Level Normal? The absolute value of PSA has been the long-term standard of care to determine whether one’s PSA elevation is... Read more »
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of ComplicationsHigh Blood Pressure and Heart DiseaseAll patients with diabetes and high blood pressure should adopt lifestyle changes. These include... Read more »