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In North America a mild episode of diabetic hypoglycemia is sometimes termed a "low" or an "insulin reaction," [4] and in Europe a "hypo", although all of these terms are occasionally used interchangeably in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. A severe episode is sometimes also referred to as "insulin shock".
In 1927, Sakel, who had recently qualified as a medical doctor in Vienna and was working in a psychiatric clinic in Berlin, began to use low (sub-coma) doses of insulin to treat drug addicts and psychopaths, and when one of the patients experienced improved mental clarity after having slipped into an accidental coma, Sakel reasoned the treatment might work for mentally ill patients. [3]
When individuals take insulin without needing it, to purposefully induce hypoglycemia, this is referred to as surreptitious insulin use or factitious hypoglycemia. [3] [2] [24] Some people may use insulin to induce weight loss, whereas for others this may be due to malingering or factitious disorder, which is a psychiatric disorder. [24]
It is also called metabolic syndrome. Insulin shock A severe condition that occurs when the level of blood glucose (sugar) drops too far and quickly. The signs are shaking, sweating, dizziness, double vision, convulsions, and collapse. Insulin shock may occur when an insulin reaction is not treated quickly enough. In severe cases, brain damage ...
[69] [70] Additionally, deficiency of thiamine was observed to be associated with dysfunction of β-cells and impaired glucose tolerance. [70] Different studies indicated possible role of thiamin supplementation on the prevention or reversal of early stage diabetic nephropathy, [ 71 ] [ 72 ] as well as significant improvement on lipid profile.
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Insulin shock therapy was discontinued due to critical concerns over its safety and effectiveness. This method, which induced comas in patients through insulin injections, resulted in severe adverse effects, including hypoglycemic episodes, seizures , obesity , and in some cases, irreversible brain damage that was mistakenly regarded as ...
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