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Uncontrolled or unstable diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus não controlado ou instável
CategoryDefinition
Brittle diabetes mellitus is a term used to describe particularly hard-to-control Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus. It results in frequent, extreme swings in blood glucose levels, causing hyperglycaemia that could lead to ketoacidosis or hypoglycaemia.
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Uncontrolled or unstable diabetes mellitusbrittle diabetespoorly controlled diabetesinadequate control of diabetesuncontrolled diabetesBrittle diabetes mellitusbrittle type 1 diabetes melliteslabile diabetesbrittle IDDM - [insulin dependent diabetes mellitus]brittle DM - [diabetes mellitus]