The most important feature in all of these initial cases is that the patients did not recognize they had ketoacidosis, which is typically associated with severe hyperglycemia. As a result, instead of ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a complication of diabetes. It can occur when the body does not have enough insulin to use sugar as energy. Instead, it breaks down fat and produces ketones. This can ...

DKA is a complication of diabetes that can cause many symptoms. Various lab tests can confirm a diagnosis of DKA. These include ABG tests, which measure different components of the blood. In this ...

The incidence of type 1 diabetes has risen during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent meta-analysis. The review compared 2 years of data from during the pandemic to data from a prepandemic ...

Based on trends between 2011 and 2019, type 1 diabetes (T1D) and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) incidence in German children and adolescents increased significantly more than previous estimates. During ...

Kussmaul respirations are named after Adolph Kussmaul, a German physician who first described the pattern in 1874 while ...