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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
6
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1981-10-14
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pubmed:abstractText |
The effect of low-dose insulin infusion (4.8 U/h) in diabetic ketoacidosis was compared to that of low-dose insulin infusion (4.8 U/h) plus somatostatin (500 microgram/h IV). Treatment with insulin only in 20 patients caused normalization of blood glucose levels within 6 hours and resolution of ketoacidosis within 5 hours. During insulin plus somatostatin infusion in 7 patients, blood glucose levels returned to normal within 4 hours and acidosis was reduced within 3 hours. Correction of acidosis is the most important problem in diabetic ketoacidosis: in the severest cases cardiovascular and cerebral complications may ensue. The data presented show that addition of somatostatin to treatment with low doses of insulin reduces and resolves acidosis in a shorter time while plasma levels of glucagon and GH were concomitantly reduced.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jun
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pubmed:issn |
0018-5043
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
13
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
310-4
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2011-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading | |
pubmed:year |
1981
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Somatostatin and insulin infusion in the management of diabetic ketoacidosis.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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