Hypoglycemic convulsions cause serious musculoskeletal injuries in patients with IDDM.

Diabetes Care

Diabetic Department, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Published: January 1989

Six diabetic patients are described who sustained serious musculoskeletal injuries during insulin-induced hypoglycemia. The convulsions were associated with nocturnal hypoglycemia, superoptimal glycemic control, pregnancy, hypoglycemic unawareness, or errors in self-management.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/diacare.12.1.32DOI Listing

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