Better safe than sorry

Authors

  • Raquel García-Noriega Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario San Agustín, Avilés (Asturias), España
  • Juan Valdés-Bécares Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario San Agustín, Avilés (Asturias), Spain
  • María Gallego-Villalobos Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario San Agustín, Avilés (Asturias), Spain
  • Sara Fuente-Cosío Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario San Agustín, Avilés (Asturias), Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32818/reccmi.a3s1a3

Keywords:

type 1 diabetes mellitus, Addison disease, diabetes complications

Abstract

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease characterized by the destruction of beta cells’ pancreatic islets that leads to low or undetectable levels of endogenous insulin. Good glycemic control is the gold standard for preventing microvascular and macrovascular complications. In the clinical case described below, we found a young patient diagnosed with type 1 DM with multiple complications secondary to poor glycemic control. In addition, the patient has an Addison syndrome, which is sometimes related to diabetes but is not a complication of it.

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Published

2018-01-31

How to Cite

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García-Noriega R, Valdés-Bécares J, Gallego-Villalobos M, Fuente-Cosío S. Better safe than sorry. Rev Esp Casos Clin Med Intern [Internet]. 2018 Jan. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];3:5-7. Available from: https://www.reccmi.com/RECCMI/article/view/220

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