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Diabetes mellitus was and is referred to as “the sugar disease”. Too much sugar (hyperglycemia) occurs naturally in the blood stream and some tissues of diabetics. Too little sugar (hypoglycemia) usually results from doctor prescribed medications. Insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents are capable of lowering blood glucose levels to the point where distress develops. Both low blood sugar and high blood sugar spell trouble. Hypo- and hyperglycemia are life threatening circumstances making correct regulation of blood sugar the aim of all treatment.

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Kolff, W.J., Scribner, B.H., Starzl, T., Friedman, E.A. (1998). Sugar - too much, too little. In: Strength and Compassion in Kidney Failure. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5296-9_19

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