title: Correlation between dizziness and impaired glucose metabolism.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Impaired glucose metabolism is characterized by conditions of hypo and hyperglycemia.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective of the present study was to asses whether or not there is a relationship between impaired glucose metabolism and dizziness. In the clinical laboratory settings, patients were examined using vectoelectronystagmography in association with glycemic levels.
  
  
  METHODS
  33 patients were divided in 3 groups: diabetics; patients with dizziness and a control group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  65% of the patients with dizziness showed impaired glucose metabolism. 40% of the patients with dizziness had alterations in their vectoelectronystagmography results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dizziness is a good indicator of glucose metabolism alterations and these may be a good indicator of alterations in vectoelectronystagmography responses. The study of glycemic levels after glucose overexposure is a good prognosis factor to evaluate dizziness and shows the same results as insulin level studies after glucose overexposure.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Santa Izabel, Otolaryngology Department, HC/UNICAMP, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adriano Santana
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: Silvia Angeleri Valente
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Davidsohn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004244:Dizziness / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004584:Electronystagmography; D005260:Female; D038321:Glycemic Index; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose