Hypoglycemia in Terminally Ill Patients with Cancer with a History of Diabetes Mellitus Admitted to a General Ward: A Retrospective Observational Study.

Ryota YanaizumiYusuke NagamineShinsuke HaradaTakahisa Goto

Published in: Palliative medicine reports (2024)

The prevalence of hypoglycemia in terminally ill patients with cancer with a history of DM who were admitted to a Japanese general ward was 34.6%. Further studies are needed to determine the frequency of hypoglycemia because of overtreatment in this patient population.

Keyphrases

glycemic control
type diabetes
risk factors
case report
weight loss
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
case control
skeletal muscle