Fatal Diabetic Ketosis

Hormonal Factors of Diabetic Ketosis.

Severe hyponatraemia in hyperlipaemic diabetic ketosis.

709 The patient was kept warm in bed and the rash gradually faded during the course of a week. The discoloration lightened through red and brown, and on discharge from hospital only slight residual staining remained. There was no evidence of a falling haemoglobin, and after discharge she suffered no further symptoms. The cold agglutinins, however, were still present after a month. When reviewed...

Diabetic ketosis complicated by acute renal failure.

Studies of the development of diabetic ketosis in the rat.

Plasma glucose, free fatty acid, ketone, and triglyceride concentrations were measured at frequent intervals after the administration of alloxan to rats. Hepatic triglyceride levels were determined in the same animals. During the second 24-hr period after alloxan administration, severe ketoacidosis developed and triglyceride concentrations in the liver became markedly elevated. This finding was...

Diabetic ketosis as a presenting feature of acromegaly.

Secondary diabetes mellitus is known to occur in acromegaly due to insulin resistance caused by growth hormone excess. However diabetes in acromegaly usually does not lead to ketosis. We describe here a case of acromegaly who presented in diabetes ketosis, which is unusual.