Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) are two serious complications of diabetes that are potentially life threatening. Both involve a dangerous rise in sugar ...

Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state. When your body makes insulin, but it doesn't work the right way, you may get this condition. Your blood glucose levels will then rise higher than 600 mg/dL ...

Although hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome isn’t common, anyone with any kind of diabetes can get it. But people with type 2 diabetes are most likely to. The risk is highest for those with ...

NEW ORLEANS — A consensus statement on managing diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state for adults with diabetes focuses on preventing recurrence and providing people with the ...

Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome (HHS): This is more common in people with type 2 diabetes. HHS occurs when blood sugar levels soar to extremely high levels, causing severe dehydration ...

A recent review 1 of the syndrome of hyperglycemic hyperosmolar coma in adults indicated that no case in a person under twenty-seven years of age had ever been reported.

The article, “Association between heat exposure and hospitalization for diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state, and hypoglycemia in Japan,” was published in Environment ...