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Monitoring and treating hypoglycemia during meal-based rapid nutritional rehabilitation in patients with extreme anorexia nervosa.

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Abstract
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Hypoglycemia, a complication of prolonged starvation, can be life-threatening and is presumed to contribute to the high mortality of anorexia nervosa. Furthermore, early refeeding in severe anorexia nervosa can precipitate paradoxical post-prandial hypoglycemia. Few studies have analyzed the course of hypoglycemia during nutritional rehabilitation in patients with extremely low-weight anorexia nervosa. No standard practice guidelines exist and recommended strategies for managing hypoglycemia (i.e., nasogastric feeds, high-fat diets) have limitations.

Year of Publication
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2022
Journal
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Eating and weight disorders : EWD
Date Published
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2022
ISSN Number
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1124-4909
URL
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40519-022-01460-0
DOI
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10.1007/s40519-022-01460-0
Short Title
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Eat Weight Disord
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