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Diabetes - Type of diabetes caused by another disease altogether or damage to the pancreas from chemicals, certain medicines, or diseases of the pancreas (such as cancer) or other glands. Secondary diabetes can occur as a consequence of disorders such as acromegaly, Cushing's Syndrome, hyperthyroidism, or surgical removal of the pancreas.
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Diabetes - Metabolic seizures resulting from unbalanced chemical and physical processes occurring in the body, such as hypoglycemia (low blood glucose), hyponatremia (low blood sodium), or hypoxia (low level of oxygen in the tissue). Symptomatic seizures resulting from a known structural brain abnormality or other medical condition such as, severe sleep deprivation, stroke, multi-infarct dementia, or pregnancy.
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Diabetes - Insulin reaction symptoms consistent with hypoglycemia that could not be treated by the person with diabetes alone, but required the attention and assistance from another person who aided with oral carbohydrate, injected glucagon intramuscularly, or glucose intravenously, for which hospital admission may have followed. Causes include lack of care or alertness and diabetes education, human error, improper combination of insulin, alcohol use, and hypoglycemia unawareness. Severe hypoglycemia includes all episodes in which neurologic impairment was severe enough to prevent self-treatment, and possibly causing seizures, convulsions or coma.
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Diabetes - A group of people who share a similar problem or concern. The people in the group help one another by sharing experiences, knowledge, and information.
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Diabetes - A brief loss of consciousness from a transient deficiency in the oxygen carrying material of the blood to the brain. Fainting or loss of consciousness due to loss cardiac output. Syncope is not a seizure. The three types of syncope are: (1) Situational, cough, emotion, or while urinating (micturitional). (2) Cardiogenic, decrease of cardiac output secondary to rhythm disturbance or failed pump. (3) Vasovagal or vaso-depressor, precipitated by fright or pain. Fainting or loss of consciousness due to loss of cardiac output.
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