Symptomatic diabetes mellitus cured by potassium and withdrawal of polythiazide in a hypokalemic hypertensive woman.
A case of symptomatic diabetes mellitus in a 65-year-old woman with 14 years of polythiazide treatment and hypokalemia is described. The condition was cured by potassium administration and withdrawal of the thiazide diuretic.
D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011139:Polythiazide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D001786:Blood Glucose; D011139:Polythiazide; D011188:Potassium