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Emergency medicine point of view on epidemiology of diabetes and diabetes-related complications
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Affiliations- Lazarski University, Warsaw, Poland
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Abstract
Despite centuries of research and clinical work, the diagnosis of diabetes was still treated as a quick death sentence at the beginning of the 20th century. Unfortunately, the number of patients with diabetes is increasing every year. Type 2 diabetes is increasingly common among young people: children and adolescents. The article discusses the type of diabetes and the importance of rapid diagnosis and management. Type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, monogenic diabetes, gestational diabetes was analyzed. Life threatening conditions resulting from complications of diabetes including diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state, hypoglycemia, lactic acidosis was discussed, and the first-line emergency treatment were analyzed. The life-threatening complications of diabetes and rescue procedures in these conditions were discussed in detail. Conclusion. Due to the frequency of life-threatening complications, diabetes is a heavy burden on the medical staff. Adequate diagnosis and implementation of appropriate treatment significantly improve the patient's condition.
Abstract
Despite centuries of research and clinical work, the diagnosis of diabetes was still treated as a quick death sentence at the beginning of the 20th century. Unfortunately, the number of patients with diabetes is increasing every year. Type 2 diabetes is increasingly common among young people: children and adolescents. The article discusses the type of diabetes and the importance of rapid diagnosis and management. Type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, monogenic diabetes, gestational diabetes was analyzed. Life threatening conditions resulting from complications of diabetes including diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state, hypoglycemia, lactic acidosis was discussed, and the first-line emergency treatment were analyzed. The life-threatening complications of diabetes and rescue procedures in these conditions were discussed in detail. Conclusion. Due to the frequency of life-threatening complications, diabetes is a heavy burden on the medical staff. Adequate diagnosis and implementation of appropriate treatment significantly improve the patient's condition.
Keywords
diabetes; emergency medicine; treatment; epidemiology; diagnosis
About this articleTitle
Emergency medicine point of view on epidemiology of diabetes and diabetes-related complications
Journal
Disaster and Emergency Medicine Journal
Issue
Article type
Review paper
Pages
41-48
Published online
2020-01-13
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Disaster Emerg Med J 2020;5(1):41-48.
Keywords
diabetes
emergency medicine
treatment
epidemiology
diagnosis
Authors
Patrycja Szalast
Lukasz Szarpak
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