Diabetes Increased Susceptibility to Infections

Volume 25, Number 3 (2015)

Saulius Čaplinskas, Ieva Linkevičiūtė Abstract The susceptibility to certain infectious diseases increases for diabetics. Some of them are more common in patients with diabetes, others have difficult course and complicates much more for diabetics. The higher rate of infectious diseases in such patients is caused by defects of immunity system, neuropathy, vasculopathy and bigger amount…

Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic State in Children

Volume 22, Number 6(85) (2012)

Virginija Žilinskaitė, Veslava Žukovskaja, Danutė Petraitienė Abstract Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic state was infrequently diagnosed till recently. Now its being diagnosed with increased frequency in obese children with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The syndrome is characterized by severe hyperglycemia, a marked increase in serum osmolality and dehydration without ketoacidosis. Significant ketogenesis is restrained by the ability…