Mealey B L
USAF Hospital, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, USA.
J Indiana Dent Assoc. 1998 Summer;77(2):11-5.
Diabetes mellitus affects approximately seven percent of the American population; thus, patients with diabetes are seen in every dental practice. Advances in medical management of diabetes have resulted in intensification of treatment regimens, with a resulting decrease in long-term complications of the eyes, kidneys, and nervous system. This intensified treatment may place the diabetic patient at increased risk of hypoglycemic emergencies during dental appointments. Dental practitioners should understand methods of preventing hypoglycemia and must be able to recognize and treat hypoglycemia, should it occur in the office.
糖尿病影响着约7%的美国人口；因此，每个牙科诊所都会接待糖尿病患者。糖尿病医疗管理方面的进展导致治疗方案强化，进而使眼部、肾脏和神经系统的长期并发症减少。这种强化治疗可能会使糖尿病患者在牙科就诊期间发生低血糖紧急情况的风险增加。牙科从业者应了解预防低血糖的方法，并且必须能够识别和治疗在诊所内发生的低血糖情况。
