If steroid-induced insulin resistance causes hyperglycemia, the resulting osmotic diuresis from glucosuria can be confused with diabetes insipidus. Urine and blood glucose should, therefore ...

1,2 We have encountered a clinical case of massive diuresis that followed release of urinary-tract obstruction in which urea was proved to be the osmotic driving force. The observation is ...

The effects of hyperglycemia on the injured brain have been studied in both animals and humans. Hyperglycemia has been associated with increased cerebral lactate resulting in local brain tissue ...

E.M., a 37-year-old man, was admitted to Wadsworth Hospital because of abdominal swelling, weakness and a long history of heavy ingestion of alcohol. He was icteric and edematous. with ...

Credit: Getty Images A 65-year-old woman presents to her primary care provider with a chief complaint of "feeling winded" for the last 3 weeks. A 65-year-old woman presents to her primary care ...

Diabetes may play a role in your weight, including weight loss, when you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. This can be a symptom of unmanaged or undiagnosed diabetes, but it can also be due to other ...

Your diabetes care team can help address low blood sugars that develop while you’re asleep. They may suggest insulin and eating adjustments, or technology to alert you overnight. Nocturnal ...

People with diabetes should always include fruit in a balanced diet, and there is no restriction on which fruits a person should eat. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney ...

We appreciate that it’s not just a plain old fat burner or lipolytic, but an all-in-one solution that combines fat oxidation and diuresis. One thing to note is that the caffeine content may be ...

We all know how rotten dehydration feels. Not only do we feel sluggish and cranky when we don’t get enough water, but in this state the body isn’t able to pump enough blood to the heart ...