Does hyperglycaemia cause symptoms in elderly people?

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 78-83

  Hiltunen, L A ^a,b   Keinanen Kiukaanniemi S M ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Epidemiological study; OGTT; Symptoms; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HAND; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PARESTHESIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TINGLING; SYMPTOM; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE;

EID: 3042587100     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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