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The guidelines have been widely used across the UK and helped reduce variations by standardising approach to inpatient diabetes care. Hypoglycaemia; Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) in Adults; Hyperosmolar hyperglycemia state (HHS) in adults with diabetes; Glycaemic control in people with cancer; Diabetes at the front door
nausea, vomiting, or stomachache. confusion, slurred speech, or weakness on one side of your body. Symptoms of DKA can include: frequent urination. extreme thirst. high blood sugar levels. high ...
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state ( HHS ), also known as hyperosmolar non-ketotic state ( HONK ), is a complication of diabetes mellitus in which high blood sugar results in high osmolarity without significant ketoacidosis. [4] [5] Symptoms include signs of dehydration, weakness, leg cramps, vision problems, and an altered level of consciousness ...
Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS) is a potentially life threatening condition involving extremely high blood sugar (glucose) levels. When your blood sugar gets too high, the kidneys try to ...
HHS is a rare condition that appears most often in older adults with type 2 diabetes. It may be accompanied by a trigger, such as an illness. When blood glucose levels are high, the kidneys ...
HHS is more likely to happen to people with type 2 diabetes. Symptoms of HHS that usually don’t happen with DKA include blurry vision or suddenly losing your ability to see, trouble moving your ...
Diabetes UK was founded in 1934 as The Diabetic Association, by the author H. G. Wells and Robert Daniel Lawrence. Diabetes UK's first research grant was made in 1936. The organisation has since had two name changes—in 1954 to The British Diabetic Association and again in June 2000 to Diabetes UK.
Diabetic ketoacidosis ( DKA) is a potentially life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus. [1] Signs and symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, deep gasping breathing, increased urination, weakness, confusion and occasionally loss of consciousness. [1] A person's breath may develop a specific "fruity" smell. [1]