Nikolas
Created page with "Hyperosmolar syndrome, also called HHS, primarily affects elderly people with type 2 diabetes and not type 1. It can be thought of as the 2DM variant of DKA. Like DKA it’s a potentially life-threatening complication with approx. 15% death rate. Symptoms are mostly similar to those of DKA: * Vomiting * Polyuria * Polydipsia * Dehydration * Altered mental state, potentially coma There is no ketoacidosis (and therefore no hyperventilation) and no abdominal pain. It has..."
