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Can diabetes cause hypovolemic shock?

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Maybe: Low Insulin use with high blood sugar level over 1000.

Answered 1/11/2018

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Technically no: Hypovolemic shock is loss of blood volume causing organ damage. Diabetes can do something similar if blood sugar elevates. High blood sugar sets up an osmotic gradient that sucks fluid from the body tissues into the blood stream. This causes severe dehydration and can cause significant damage to the body. The damage can be similar to hypovolemic shock even though blood volume isnt lost.

Answered 3/13/2019

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