Researchers published the study covered in this summary on medRxiv.org as a preprint that has not yet been peer reviewed. Researchers used machine learning to develop an algorithm that can identify ...

IN 1951 Evans and Butterfield 1 first reported a syndrome of glycosuria, dehydration, coma and severe hyperglycemia without ketosis occurring during the recovery phase of patients with major burns.

Diabetes can affect every part of your life, but one of the most severe and dangerous complications is a diabetic coma. It’s a medical emergency that demands immediate attention, and if left untreated ...

For a time after the discovery of insulin, coma in diabetic patients was expected to be a definitely curable condition, if the diabetes was not accompanied by some other life-threatening disease.

High blood sugar is known as “hyperglycemia,” and it can be dangerous for people with or without diabetes. Hyperglycemia can cause drowsiness, thirst, and a need to urinate more often. Acute ...