Endocrine Abstracts

Diabetic lipemia, remains a well recognized but rare manifestation of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Although prompt diagnosis and insulin treatment have probably reduced the incidence of hyperlipemia in symptomatic diabetes, reports of this poorly understood syndrome continue to appear. 48 year old male presented with a 2 day history of severe epigastric pain, radiating to his back. Associated symptoms included nausea with vomiting. Lethargic, tired and associated headaches....