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The hyperosmolar nonketotic state (HNS) is an acute complication with many symptoms in common with DKA, but an entirely different cause and different treatment. In a person with very high blood glucose levels (usually considered to be above 300 mg/dl (16 mmol/l)), water is drawn out of cells into the blood by osmosis and the kidneys dump glucose into the urine. This results in loss of water and an increase in blood osmolality. If fluid is not replaced (by mouth or intravenously), the osmotic effect of high glucose levels combined with the loss of water will eventually lead to dehydration. The body's cells become progressively dehydrated as water is taken from them and excreted. Electrolyte imbalances are ... common and dangerous.
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If you want to live to a healthy old age and keep both your legs, feet and vision and you think you have diabetes symptoms, get a glucose tolerance test right away. It’s simple, inexpensive and can save your body from the serious complications of this seemingly benign but very insidious disease.
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