Researchers show that using continuous glucose monitors can help measure glucose accurately during DKA and potentially prevent ICUs from being overwhelmed. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a common severe ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists may not raise the risk for diabetic ketoacidosis or pancreatitis among adults with type 1 diabetes, ...

At the beginning of every year, I try to consider what I can do better when it comes to managing my patients with diabetes. This year, I've decided I need to be better at prescribing both glucagon and ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a common severe complication of diabetes, which develops when the body can't produce enough insulin. During DKA the body starts breaking down fat, causing a buildup of acids ...

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Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2012;7(4):433-443. It is not recommended to stop an already initiated insulin infusion, but rather to introduce dextrose infusion with a 'two-bag system' if the blood ...

Treating children with mild diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) using subcutaneous (SC) insulin aspart was linked to lower hospital costs and better efficacy of DKA management, compared with using intravenous ...

Sodium is the primary cation. Chloride and bicarbonate are the primary anions. The anion gap is the numeric result of subtracting the sums of the chloride and bicarbonate concentrations from that of ...

A study presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology conference found no hospital admissions for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or pancreatitis among type 1 diabetes patients using GLP ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar state (HHS) are serious acute metabolic complications of diabetes mellitus, representing points along a spectrum of hyperglycaemic ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a common severe complication of diabetes, which develops when the body can’t produce enough insulin. During DKA the body starts breaking down fat, causing a buildup of acids ...

To develop DKA, the patient must experience a relative insulin deficiency 4 (very little circulating insulin) in the setting of increased counter-regulatory hormone concentrations. This relative lack ...