DKA occurs in absolute or relative insulinopenic states combined with increase in counter-regulatory hormones such as glucagon, epinephrine, cortisol and growth hormone. [11] States of absolute ...

Hospitalization rates for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) are on the rise, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). After a nearly 10-year period of slight decline, ...

Use of the long-acting insulin analogs glargine and detemir does not reduce the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), compared with the use of ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threatening complication of diabetes that occurs when the body breaks down fats too quickly. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) occurs in people with diabetes when the body ...

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 ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a dangerous condition characterized by a severe rise in blood sugar or hyperglycemia, depleted bodily fluids, shock, and in some cases unconsciousness. Coma and even ...

The pathophysiology resulting in cerebral edema in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is unknown. To investigate the changes in white matter microstructure in this disease, we measured diffusion ...

Ketosis is when ketones are produced in the body from the breakdown of fat for energy. Only if too many ketones accumulate in the body may ketosis progress to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a life ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis occurs when a person with diabetes type 1 or 2 has dangerously high levels of ketones in the body. It can be a medical emergency. Share on Pinterest Caíque de Abreu/Getty Images ...

In a recent study, published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, researchers evaluated trends in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) prevalence at pediatric type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) diagnosis ...

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