we conclude that ( 1 ) hyperkalemia -- fasting or intermittent -- does not occur commonly in patients with diabetes , and ( 2 ) hyperglycemia , but not insulin or epinephrine lack or glucagon excess , appears to be a direct determinant of plasma potassium but is not a sufficiently potent determinant to commonly produce clinically important hyperkalemia in insulin-treated diabetic patients .
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