Diabetes, Vol 24, Issue 9 859-860, Copyright © 1975 by American Diabetes Association
Marked hyperthermia as a manifestation of hypoglycemia in long-standing diabetes mellitus
R Chochinov and WH Daughaday
Hyperthermia has recently been recognized as a manifestation of hypoglycemia. We describe two episodes of hypoglycemia associated with nausea, vomiting, chills, and impaired consciousness which were followed by marked hyperthermia. We suggest that the hyperthermia may result from excessive reaction to preceding hypothermia caused by the hypoglycemia. We would like to alert the clinician to the possibility of a previous, severe hypoglycemic episode in any diabetic patient with hyperthermia and coma.
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