Hypoglycaemia in hospitalized non-diabetic older people. Review - 08/06/12
Abstract |
Although ageing is associated with a change in glucose homeostasis with increasing glucose intolerance and hyperglycaemic tendency, hypoglycaemia is not an uncommon complication in older people, hospitalized with acute illness. The development of hypoglycaemia during a hospital admission has been shown to be associated with adverse outcomes. It is likely that the presence of coexisting comorbidities could increase a patient’s vulnerability to both hypoglycaemia and an adverse outcome in the absence of a direct causal link between the two. Therefore, hypoglycaemia can be seen as a biochemical marker of frailty in older people.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Older people, Frailty, Hypoglycaemia
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Vol 3 - N° 3
P. 174-178 - juin 2012 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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