Diabetic lipemia: a form of acquired fat-induced lipemia
JD Bagdade, D Porte Jr… - New England Journal of …, 1967 - Mass Medical Soc
JD Bagdade, D Porte Jr, EL Bierman
New England Journal of Medicine, 1967•Mass Medical SocDIABETIC lipemia (milky plasma), first described in the nineteenth century, remains a well
recognized but rare manifestation of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Although prompt
diagnosis and insulin treatment have probably reduced the incidence of hyperlipemia in
symptomatic diabetes, reports of this poorly understood syndrome continue to appear. 1 2
3> Since lipemia may be associated with varying degrees of carbohydrate intolerance in a
wide spectrum of patients, the term" diabetic lipemia" will be restricted to describe the …
recognized but rare manifestation of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Although prompt
diagnosis and insulin treatment have probably reduced the incidence of hyperlipemia in
symptomatic diabetes, reports of this poorly understood syndrome continue to appear. 1 2
3> Since lipemia may be associated with varying degrees of carbohydrate intolerance in a
wide spectrum of patients, the term" diabetic lipemia" will be restricted to describe the …
DIABETIC lipemia (milky plasma), first described in the nineteenth century, remains a well recognized but rare manifestation of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Although prompt diagnosis and insulin treatment have probably reduced the incidence of hyperlipemia in symptomatic diabetes, reports of this poorly understood syndrome continue to appear.1 2 3>
Since lipemia may be associated with varying degrees of carbohydrate intolerance in a wide spectrum of patients, the term "diabetic lipemia" will be restricted to describe the lipemia associated with severe symptomatic diabetes. This lipemia characteristically is abolished by insulin treatment. The patient with this clinical syndrome should be readily distinguished from the . . .
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