Diabetic Emergencies: Diagnosis and Clinical Management

Diabetes symptoms can rapidly turn into emergencies. Diabetics may experience life-threatening emergencies due to too much or too little insulin in their bodies. An excessive amount of insulin can cause a low sugar level (hypoglycemia), which can lead to insulin shock. Insufficient insulin can cause a high level of sugar (hyperglycemia), which can cause a diabetic coma.

Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes inhibit the body's capacity to manage blood sugar levels. Type 1 diabetes does so by destroying the cells that produce insulin. The disruptions in a person's blood sugar levels can play significant role to identify most of diabetic emergencies. Occasionally, even excessive of drug being used to treat diabetes can trigger a diabetic emergency.

The most common diabetic emergencies include the following: Severe hypoglycaemia, Diabetic ketoacidosis etc. A diabetic emergency occurs when the symptoms of diabetes become overwhelmed the body. This means home treatment is probably not going to work and delaying medical care could cause permanent damage or death. At the point when the glucose levels of somebody with diabetes are high or low, or when their blood pressure is very high or very low, this is a clear signal that symptoms are serious.

Diabetes complications:
Diabetes can harm practically every system in the body, increasing the risk of many other diseases. Individuals with diabetes can experience: heart disease, such as a heart attack or stroke, poor circulation that leads to ulcers in the legs, blindness and kidney failure.

Prevention of diabetic emergency:
Not all diabetic emergencies can be prevented. Diabetes is one type of chronic illness, and as it progresses, it can become harder to manage. No specific medication or technique can stop the diabetic emergency.

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