Postprandial blood glucose is associated with generalized pruritus in patients with type 2 diabetes

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 688-693

  Ko, Mei Ju ^a,b   Chiu, Hsien Ching ^b,c   Jee, Shiou Hwa ^b,c   Hu, Fu Chang ^b   Tseng, Chin Hsiao ^b,c,d  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Glycemic control; Hyperglycemia; Itching; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CAPSAICIN; CROTAMITON; DOXEPIN; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; MENTHOL; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; STEROID;

AGITATION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN PRURITUS; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

DIABETES MELLITUS; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; ITCHING; PRURITUS;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; PRURITUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84889066974     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2013.2100     Document Type: Article

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