Question

1. A patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus with hyperglycemia was admitted for regulation of insulin dosage. The patient had been in the hospital three weeks earlier for an acute ST elevation myocardial infarction of the inferolateral wall, and an EKG was performed to check its current status.

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Answer :

Type 1 diabetes ,once known as juvenile diabetes or insulin dependent diabetes ,is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin .

Insulin hormone need to allow the sugar to enter the cell to produce energy and it maintain the sugar level in blood .

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that destroy insulin producing cells in the pancreas lead to hyperglycemia and this can dangerous complication suchas increased risk for cardio vascular disease such as atherosclerosis eventually lead to myocardial infarction .

In above question , there is a ST wave elevation , it can be seen in MI .

The patient may predisposes to MI , EKG shows elevated ST waves , 2 continuous leads , Q wave in ECG