Low-dose ethanol predisposes elderly fasted patients with type 2 diabetes to sulfonylurea-induced low blood glucose

Diabetes Care

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2037-2043

  Burge, Mark R ^a   Zeise, Tanja Maria ^a   Sobhy, Taker A ^a   Rassam, Amer G ^a   Schade, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SULFONYLUREA;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

EID: 0033364359     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.22.12.2037     Document Type: Article

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