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Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines




Disease hyperglycemia
Symptom C0011175|dehydration
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PubMedID- 23605454 Targets in this population should focus on short-term day-to-day blood glucose levels rather than a long-term hba1c, due to limited life expectancy, to avoid both hyperglycemia, which may lead to lethargy, dehydration, visual impairment, and infections and hypoglycemia, which may lead to falls and confusion (fig.
PubMedID- 20550713 Dka is a severe metabolic derangement characterized by dehydration, loss of electrolytes, hyperglycemia, hyperketonemia, acidosis and progressive loss of consciousness that results from severe insulin deficiency combined with the effects of increased levels of counterregulatory hormones (catecholamines, glucagon, cortisol, growth hormone).
PubMedID- 23365565 It has been reported that this unhealthy loss in total body weight is more accelerated due to polyuria induced by dehydration because of hyperglycemia, one of the characteristic symptoms of diabetes .

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