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Psychoactive drugs, alcohol, and severe hypoglycemia in insulin-treated diabetes: analysis of 141 cases (2005)
(Consommation de drogues ou d'alcool et l'hypoglycémie grave chez des diabétiques traités par l'insuline : étude de 141 cas.)
Auteur(s) :
PEDERSEN-BJERGAARD, U. ;
REUBSAET, J. L. E. ;
NIELSEN, S. L. ;
PEDERSEN-BJERGAARD, S. ;
PERRILD H. ;
PRAMMING S. ;
THORSTEINSSON, B.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
307-310
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
27
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol
Discipline :
PAT (Pathologie organique / Organic pathology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
ALCOOL
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
EFFET SECONDAIRE
;
DIABETE
;
ETUDE DE CAS
Thésaurus géographique
DANEMARK
Résumé :
Alcohol consumption is a well-known risk factor for severe hypoglycemia in insulin-treated diabetes. Studies based on interviews have implicated alcohol use in up to 19% of severe hypoglycemic episodes. Alcohol may promote the risk of severe hypoglycemia by interfering with cognitive function and self-care, compromising awareness of hypoglycemic symptoms, and reducing the mobilization of carbohydrates during hypoglycemia. The use of psychoactive drugs has become common, particularly among young people. Like alcohol, such substances can interrupt self-care and increase the risk of accidents and trauma. To determine whether the use of psychoactive drugs by people with insulin-treated diabetes affects the risk of severe hypoglycemia, we assessed and compared the frequency of use of psychoactive drugs and alcohol before episodes of severe hypoglycemia. (Extract of the publication)
Affiliation :
Department of Internal Medicine F, Hillerod Hospital, Hillerod, Denmark