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Uncontrolled Diabetes in Psychogeriatric Subjects †
Author(s) -
Hontela S.,
Müller H. F.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1975.tb00384.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , postprandial , asymptomatic , blood sugar , blood pressure , hypoglycemia , electroencephalography , physiology , endocrinology , psychiatry
In a group of 20 long‐term psychogeriatric patients with uncontrolled diabetes, data on body weight, blood pressure and blood sugar concentration (fasting and postprandial) were correlated with the electroencephalographic (EEG) findings. The patterns were similar for the study subjects and for healthy subjects of the same age. The psychogeriatric patients with diabetes, in contrast to psychogeriatric patients with chronic hypoglycemia, showed an increase in body weight and blood pressure and an increase in blood sugar concentration with aging; they also showed a normal EEG whereas chronically hypoglycemic patients usually had an abnormal EEG. In terms of blood glucose levels and excess glucose in the urine despite treatment, the diabetes had to be considered uncontrolled. However, these patients were clinically asymptomatic. Apparently, in these particular circumstances, the diabetes may be an adaptive biologic phenomenon.