Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state are two serious complications of diabetes. Learn more about the similarities and differences.

Ketosis and ketoacidosis may sound similar, but ketosis is a fat-burning metabolic state, while diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threatening complication of diabetes. Ketones in the body trigger ...

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 ...

What Diabetic Ketoacidosis? DKA is a life-threatening complication of diabetes that occurs when the body doesn't have enough insulin to allow glucose, or sugar, to enter cells for energy.

Concerns over DKA were again brought up again when the FDA Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee considered sotagliflozin for adults with type 1 diabetes and CKD in October, with ...

A 30-day readmission following hospitalization for DKA is associated with higher inpatient mortality.

CORONAVIRUS cases have been on the decline. For type 2 diabetics, however, now is not the time for complacency as the risk of having diabetic ketoacidosis is high during COVID-19 times. What is ...

Kussmaul breathing is an abnormal breathing pattern characterized by fast, deep, and regular respiration. It's often caused by diabetic acidosis. Learn more here.

Patients with cancer hospitalized for DKA were older and more often had type 2 diabetes, plus a higher likelihood of dying, than those with DKA without cancer.

What Diabetic Ketoacidosis? DKA is a life-threatening complication of diabetes that occurs when the body doesn't have enough insulin to allow glucose, or sugar, to enter cells for energy.