Association between diabetic ketoacidosis and thyrotoxicosis

Three cases of diabetic ketoacidosis precipitated by thyrotoxicosis are presented. Two of them are young women with type 1 diabetes mellitus; the third case is a middle-aged woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus. All of them were diagnosed with Graves' disease. They typically showed tachycardia a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Acta diabetologica 2002-12, Vol.39 (4), p.235-237
Main Authors: SOLA, E, MORILLAS, C, GARZON, S, GOMEZ-BALAGUER, M, HERNANDEZ-MIJARES, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Associated diseases and complications
Biological and medical sciences
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications
Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance
Diabetic Ketoacidosis - etiology
Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases)
Endocrinopathies
Female
Graves Disease - complications
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Thyrotoxicosis - complications
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Three cases of diabetic ketoacidosis precipitated by thyrotoxicosis are presented. Two of them are young women with type 1 diabetes mellitus; the third case is a middle-aged woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus. All of them were diagnosed with Graves' disease. They typically showed tachycardia at rest in spite of correction of the metabolic disorder. Hyperthyroidism worsens glycemic control in diabetic patients and may precipitate diabetic ketoacidosis. On the other hand, women with diabetes have a higher prevalence of Graves' disease. Thus, in diabetic ketoacidosis without an obvious triggering factor, the presence of hyperthyroidism should be investigated, particularly in women.
ISSN:0940-5429
1432-5233
DOI:10.1007/s005920200040