| Literature DB >> 6346304 |
J E Naschitz, C Barak, D Yeshurun.
Abstract
Very little is known concerning insulin requirements in diabetic patients who develop acute renal failure, although decrease in daily insulin requirement in patients with chronic renal failure is recognized. A 46-year-old diabetic patient is described, whose daily insulin requirement decreased from 56 to 8 units per day during an episode of acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis causing acute reversible renal failure. The insulin requirement returned to its previous level after the patient recovered.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6346304 PMCID: PMC2417499 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.59.690.269
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Postgrad Med J ISSN: 0032-5473 Impact factor: 2.401