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Why drugs such as steroids and diuretics are contraindicated to diabetes melitus?
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∙ 12y ago
One of the side effects of steroids is an increase in blood glucose levels.
Steroids increase insulin resistance, causing your insulin (your own or injected insulin) to work less effectively in the body. This means that glucose levels build up in the blood. Also, steroids can trigger your liver to release extra glucose, again, leading to high blood glucose levels.
High glucose levels can lead to diabetic ketoacidosis, a potentially fatal condition. If your doctor prescribes you steroids, your blood glucose levels will have to be closely monitored.
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Chronic disorder caused by inadequate production or use of insulin is a?
diabetes melitus
Can you take medication for diabetes melitus even if you are not diabetic?
Some diabetes medications, such as metformin, are used in people without diabetes to treat other conditions, such as metabolic syndrome or polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Is coxsackie virus an autoimmune disease?
No, but there are some speculations that it can trigger an autoimmune reaction leading to diabetes melitus type 1.
What is the relation of hypokalemia to diabetes melitus?
The relation between Diabetes and melitus is one of Ion balance and solute diuresis. In diabetes melitus there is an increased amount of both Glucose in urine do to low insulin production/none or Insulin resistance. In addition, there is the production of ketoacids from the switch of carbohydrate metabolism to fat metabolism. Both of these act to retain water in the lumen of the kidney and solutes leading to increased loss of solutes due to increased flow rates. -In the case of K+ the lumen of the kidney is negative due to all the ketoacids present and thus the K+ is attracted stronger to stay in the urine. In addition, the body is trying to maintain the Extracellular fluid balance by reabsorbing Na+ and thus K+ has to act as a counter ion to maintain the electronutrallity of the lumen. Thus producing a double whammy for K+ loss
Is medical science attempting to conduct Pancreas Transplant for the cure of Diabetes Melitus?
That's a great idea. But it is not practical thing. You have very good drugs to treat the diabetes. The pancreas is not there to produce insulin only. It has got many other important roles to play. So you will not take such major step to cure the diabetes. You do not use the gun to kill the mouse.
What does Mindy mean in the Bible?
Mindy is short for Melinda and has its roots in Latin (melitus) meaning sweet. Today it is associated with honey and love but is not in the Scripture.
Why isn't glucose normally found in urine?
Glucose is not in Urine because the body transforms all the extra glucose into fat and stores in the the body instead of excreting it with urine. Glucose can be seen in urine in uncontrolled diabetes millitus, when the blood glucose level is higher than the kidneys threshold of glucose reabsorbtion, then the extra glucose gets excreted with urine instead of getting reabsorbed by the kidneys.
What is the difference between diuresis and polyuria?
Polyuria refers to a large production of urine. Diuresis also refers to a large amount if urine production which occurs in the kidneys.
Where did thales live?
Thales mostly worked in Melitus. On the occasion, he worked where he traveled. He didn't have a distinctive study area.
What actors and actresses appeared in Venetian Bird - 1952?
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What were Caesar Marcus Aurelius antoninus Augustus' blemishes?
There are hardly any blemishes to be found in Marcus Aurelius. He was one of the five good emperors, was engaged in wars every year of his reign in the Parthian War (against the persians 161-66) and the Marcomannic Wars (166-180), was a stoic philosopher, and dealt with theory and practice of law, particularly in laws regarding the guardianship of orphans and minors and the manumission of slaves. He was highly praised and posterity saw him as a philosopher king. Herodian wrote: "Alone of the emperors, he gave proof of his learning not by mere words or knowledge of philosophical doctrines but by his blameless character and temperate way of life." In the Justinian Code he was described as "a most prudent and conscientiously just emperor and "an emperor most skilled in the law." The Christian writers praised him. Melitus said that he was more philanthropic and philosophic than his two predecessors who also were among the five good emperors. Marcus Aurelius biggest mistake was to designate his son Commodus as his successor. He turned out to be one of the worst emperors.
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