... skeletal and cardiac muscles. (p.874) Common symptoms observed in athletes or patients with IDDM are swings in blood sugar from hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) to hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Double vision, fatigue, excessive hunger, increased heart rate, nervousness, headache, numbness, palpitations, slurred ... which alter the acid-base relationship, resulting in a decrease in the body's pH, a condition known as ketoacidosis. (p. 874) If this condition is allowed to persist, respiratory functions are compensated, and the nervous system is depressed, leading to a comatose state. Symp...

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