Charles Explorer logo
🇬🇧

Manifestation of the type 1 diabetes mellitus in an advanced age

Publication at Second Faculty of Medicine |
2013

Abstract

Even though what is commonly rule , namely that 1 diabetes mellitus type is predominantly a disease of younger ages and in younger age groups is even diagnosed , is already convincingly refuted , it is still often mistakenly this disease in the elderly diagnosed as diabetes mellitus (DM ) 2nd type. To commemorate reality mani - Festac 1 diabetes mellitus Type in the elderly present a case report 75 Years primozáchytem women with this disease.

The diagnosis was based on clinical symptoms during the initial ketoacidosis , dysurických problems , dehydration and a history of weight loss of 20 kg over the last year. Laboratory- positivity was present anti -GAD , low C-peptide.

For patients not developed late complications of diabetes. Given the patient's age and problematic social background , was elected party conventional insulin therapy regime , from which the patient benefits .