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INSULIN SHOCK [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
CONT

People with diabetes can suffer several types of comas. One of the most common insulin shock develops relatively rapidly and is caused by an excess of injected insulin or other sugar-lowering medication that causes a depletion of blood sugar (hypoglycemia).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
DEF

Chez le diabétique, état de choc provoqué par une surdose d'insuline entraînant une baisse de glucose (ou sucre) dans le sang.

CONT

On a constaté [...] que l'insuline pouvait transformer un diabète léger en un diabète plus grave et chronique, allant même parfois jusqu'à provoquer ce que l'on appelle le choc insulinique, phénomène qui survient quand le sucre dans le sang se réduit à un niveau extrêmement bas.

Spanish

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