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Treatments and drugs

By Mayo Clinic staff

Controlling Your Diabetes

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Emergency treatment can correct diabetic hyperosmolar syndrome within hours. Treatment typically includes:

  • Intravenous fluids
  • Insulin to lower your blood sugar levels
  • Possibly, potassium, sodium or phosphate replacement to help your cells function correctly

If you have an infection, or an underlying health condition, such as congestive heart failure or kidney disease, these conditions will be treated as well.

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  3. Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome (HHNS). American Diabetes Association. http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/complications/hyperosmolar-hyperglycemic.html. Accessed March 11, 2012.
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  8. Keeping your family healthy. American Diabetes Association. http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/seniors/planning-for-a-healthy-life/keeping-your-family-healthy.html. Accessed March 21, 2012.
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