relating to diabetes:
Diabetic ketoacidosis
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Diabetic ketoacidosis is an acute complication of diabetes that occurs mostly in type 1 diabetes mellitus.
- Symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and a characteristic fruity odor on the breath.
- Diabetic ketoacidosis is diagnosed by blood tests that show high levels of glucose, ketones, and acid.
- Treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis involves intravenous fluid replacement and insulin.
- Without treatment, diabetic ketoacidosis can progress to coma and death.
(See also Diabetes Mellitus.)
There are two types of diabetes mellitus, type 1 and type 2. In both types, the amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood is elevated.
Glucose is one of the body
Diabetic ketoacidosis meaning & definition 1 of Diabetic ketoacidosis.
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