Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers have identified significant variations in diabetic ketoacidosis management among pediatricians and ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a common severe complication of diabetes, which develops when the body can't produce enough insulin.

Up to 70% of children with new-onset Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) present with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), with most cases initially assessed by their primary care provider. DKA is the most common ...

Insulin (blue dots) promotes glucose uptake in the liver and muscles, controlling blood sugar. When developing a plan of care for individuals in diabetic ketoacidosis — an acute complication of ...

People with type 1 diabetes achieved significantly better long-term blood glucose when their levels were monitored by health care professionals in real time, via a sensor under the skin, and they ...

All cases of recurrent DKA are preventable. Risk factors for DKA occurrence and recurrence in children with known diabetes are related to insulin omission, insulin pump failure, adolescent girls, poor ...

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 ...