Hypoglycaemia and associated hypokalaemia in diabetes: Mechanisms, clinical implications and prevention

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 75-82

  Heller, Simon R ^a,b   Robinson, Robert T C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; DIURETIC AGENT; INSULIN; ISOPRENALINE; PHENTOLAMINE; POTASSIUM; PROPRANOLOL; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PREVENTION; QT INTERVAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPOLARIZATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0034527540     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1326.2000.00050.x     Document Type: Review

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