Glucose Addiction and Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report
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2014
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Endocrinol Metab Synd
Abstract
According to Goodman, addiction is defined as a process whereby
an individual behaves in such that the activity he or she indulges in
produces both pleasure and provides escape from internal discomfort.
It is employed in a pattern characterized by recurrent failure to control
the behavior (powerlessness) and continuation of the behavior despite
significant negative consequences (unmanageability) [1]. Dependence
is defined as an adaptive state that develops in response to repeated
drug administration, and is unmasked during withdrawal, which
occurs when drug taking stops [2]. Many people are addiction to
different things including psychoactive substances like heroine,
morphine; internet; pornography and smoking, among others.
Glucose addiction among diabetic patients has not been described in
literature. We report a case of glucose addiction in a 59 year old man
who had been to several doctors and hospitals with poorly controlled
Type 2 diabetes.
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Mpora, O. B., Oliver, E., Barbara, A., Francis, O., & Wilfred, W. (2014). Glucose Addiction and Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report. Endocrinol Metab Synd, 3(150), 2161-1017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2161-1017.1000150