Ketoacidosis usually occurs in patients with insulin-dependent (type I) diabetes, and insulin therapy is required to correct their hyperglycemic derangement. Hyperosmolar nonketotic state is more ...

An elderly woman with metastatic breast cancer was admitted with hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar state (HHS) and an elevated haemoglobin A1C. For 1 week, she had experienced confusion, nausea and frequent ...

Approximately three-quarters of all newly diagnosed cases of type 1 diabetes occur in individuals younger than 18 years. Care of this group requires integration of diabetes management with the ...

Over time, high blood sugar levels can progress to diabetes or cause complications of diabetes. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNS) or hyperglycemic ...

Elevated blood sugar can also cause acute conditions, such as diabetic ketoacidosis (more common in people with type 1 diabetes) or hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (more common in ...

What is Cushing's syndrome? Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder. It’s caused when you have high levels of the hormone cortisol over a long time. Cushing's syndrome is fairly rare. It most often ...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can be accurately diagnosed by looking at a person’s gut microbiome signatures, scientists have said. Researchers can now predict if someone is at risk of developing ...

A genetic variant specifically found in people from Greenland can trigger the development of type 2 diabetes, latest research has highlighted. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have found ...

What is Zollinger-Ellison syndrome? Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) is a rare digestive disorder. If you have ZES, you likely have 1 or more tumors in the first part of the small intestine, the ...

NORTHEAST TENNESSEE (WCYB) — Hazel and Russell Erman have been diagnosed with a rare metabolic disorder called Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia or NKH. Most of the kids who have this disorder die at ...