Many children who develop type 1 diabetes, the inability to produce insulin and process blood sugar, do not know they have the condition until symptoms arise. These symptoms are often driven by a ...

When a child with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) requires intensive care, clinicians often monitor blood ketone levels to determine whether treatment has successfully reversed the abnormal ketone ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Among patients in the emergency department (ED) who screened positive for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or were diagnosed with the condition, just over half met laboratory criteria; however, nearly one ...

Preoperative SGLT2 inhibitor use was not associated with an increased risk for postoperative diabetic ketoacidosis among patients with type 2 diabetes. Use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor ...