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Hyperosmolar non-ketotic diabetes.
Hyperosmolar non-ketotic crises occur chiefly in mild, maturity-onset diabetics, yet present a medical emergency carrying a high mortality. This may in part be due to a lack of awareness of the clinical presentation, and of the principles of treatment. Five cases are described, in all of which excessive consumption of Lucozade, a proprietary 'glucose' drink, played an important part in the deve...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1971
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.47.546.191