Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Fasting hyperglycaemia in insulin dependent diabetics

  • Published:
Irish Journal of Medical Science Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

CLASSIFICATION by cause provided the basis for appropriate adjustment in treatment of 30 insulin treated diabetics, e.g.

Nocturnal Hypoglycaemia : Reduction of evening insulin dosage.

Insulin Fade: Insulin effect was prolonged either by :

  1. (a)

    Deferring evening insulin dose

  2. (b)

    Changing to an insulin of longer duration of action.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Asplin, M., Hockaday, T. D. R., Smith, R. F. and Moore, R. A. 1980. Detection of unrecognised nocturnal hypoglycaemia in insulin treaded diabetics. Brit. Med. J. 357–360.

  • Chester, E. M., Travid, R. H., McKenzie, M. S. 1966. Lack of influence of insulin induced hypoglycaemia on alimentary hyperglycaemia. Diabetes 15, 307–13.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Doman, T. L., Peckar, C. O., Mayon-White, V. A., Knight, H. A., Moore, R. A., Hockaday, T. D., Bron, A. J., Turner, R. 1981. Unsuspected hypoglycaemia, haemoglobin A1 and diabetic control. Quart. J. Med. p. 31–38.

  • Gale, A. E., Tatersall, R. B. 1971. Unrecognised nocturnal hypoglycaemia in insulin treated diabetics. Lancet i, 1049–1052.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gale, A. E., Walford, S., Tatersall, R. Nocturnal hypoglycaemia and haemoglobin A1. Lancet ii, 1240.

  • Moore, R. A., Smith, R. F., Asplin, M. 1979. Simple test for nocturnal hypoglycaemia in diabetic patients. Lancet i, 1049–52.

    Google Scholar 

  • Schmidt, M. I., Hadji-Georgopoulos, A., Randell, M., Margolis, S., Kowarski, A. 1981. The Dawn Phenomenon, an early morning glucose rise: Implications for diabetic intraday blood glucose variation. Diabetes Care. Vol. 4, No. 6, 579–585.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Scott, R. S. and Scandrett, M. S. 1981. Nocturnal cortsol release during hypoglycaemia in diabetes. Diabetes Care. Vol. 4, No. 5, 514–518.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Seaworth, J. F., Seaworth, J., Jordan, J. M. 1981. Urine cortisol/creatinine ratio in controlled insulin induced hypoglycaemia. Diabetes Care. Vol. 4, No. 5, 559–60.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Somogyi, M. 1959. Exacerbation of diabetes by excess insulin action. Am. J. Med. 2, 169–91.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Somogyi, M. 1959. Diabetogenic effect of hyperinsulinism. Am. J. Med. 2, 192–98.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. The Diabetic/Endocrine Unit, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin 7

    M. McEvoy, R. Drury, A. Keane, M. McKeever & M. I. Drury

Authors
  1. M. McEvoy
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. R. Drury
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. A. Keane
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. M. McKeever
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. M. I. Drury
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

McEvoy, M., Drury, R., Keane, A. et al. Fasting hyperglycaemia in insulin dependent diabetics. Ir J Med Sci 151, 325–333 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02940217

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02940217

Keywords

Search

Navigation