Alcohol and diabetes
Alcohol abuse is causally related to the development of diabetes. Once diabetes has developed in a chronic alcoholic it is extremely difficult to control it medically. The clinician must be aware of the alcohol-insulin interaction so that diabetes is not mistakenly diagnosed in undetected heavy drin...
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Veröffentlicht in: | British journal of addiction 1988-12, Vol.83 (Dec 88), p.1357-1358 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Alcohol abuse is causally related to the development of diabetes. Once diabetes has developed in a chronic alcoholic it is extremely difficult to control it medically. The clinician must be aware of the alcohol-insulin interaction so that diabetes is not mistakenly diagnosed in undetected heavy drinkers or alcoholics who do not in fact have diabetes. (PAS) |
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ISSN: | 0952-0481 |