Hypoglycemic Insulin Reactions Without Warning Symptoms

Hypoglycemic insulin reactions without warning symptoms.

1958, and June 30, 1959, diabetics numbered 148, exceeding all other groups. A hint that it can be avoided is shown by our ninety Quarter Century Victory Medal cases because in these patients, even after twenty-five years of diabetes, there was no involvement of the eyes when examined by specialists. Our methods for the prevention and early discovery of diabetes in its preclinical stages should...

Hypoglycemic Reactions following Glucose Ingestion.

Intentional insulin overdose associated with minimal hypoglycemic symptoms in a non-diabetic patient.

ABSTRACT Non-accidental suicidal insulin overdose is a rare presentation among non-diabetic patients. It seems to be more common among working medical professionals. OBJECTIVES To present the case of a young patient, who despite injecting a large dose of rapid-acting insulin presented with only mild symptoms, and to familiarize the medical professionals involved in managing this condition wit...

Warning symptoms before major myocardial infarction.

One hundred and eighty patients in hospital with proven myocardial infarction were questioned during their recovery about any unusual symptoms they experienced during the two months before the diagnosis of infarction. One hundred and twenty-two (68%) admitted to such symptoms. Ninety-nine (55% of the total) said they had experienced either the onset or an intensification of attacks of pain in t...

Brugada Syndrome: An Electrical Storm without Warning.

Brugada Syndrome (BrS) is an inherited channelopathy causing sodium channel dysfunction in cardiac myocyte. These patients are prone to develop Ventricular Fibrillation (VF) or polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (VT). Next to coronary artery disease and cardiomyopathies, BrS is an important cause of sudden cardiac death. We report here a case of 22 year unmarried female with "unexplained" card...