What Is Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)? Diabetic ketoacidosis, also known as DKA, is a serious complication of diabetes that happens when your body doesn't have enough of a hormone called insulin ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis occurs when a person with diabetes type 1 or 2 has dangerously high levels of ketones in the body. It can be a medical emergency. Share on Pinterest Caíque de Abreu/Getty ...

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 ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a complication of type 1 diabetes and, less commonly, type 2 diabetes. When your blood sugar is very high, ketones (acidic substances) can accumulate in your blood ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) are two serious complications of diabetes that are potentially life threatening. Both involve a dangerous rise in sugar ...

Of 14 studies examining the association between sex and repeat DKA, 11 found repeat DKA was more common for women compared with men, for both children and adults. Three studies found no ...

The euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) that has recently been associated with the use of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors will probably turn out to be very infrequent in ...

Children with diabetic ketoacidosis at type 1 diabetes diagnosis did not have a significant difference in HbA1c at 5 years compared with those without DKA, according to study data. Perspective ...

Experiments with mice suggest a potential early treatment to avoid a deadly infection. A new study examines how a household remedy—baking soda—could help patients with diabetic ...

Use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors during acute COVID-19 illness raises the risk for euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (euDKA), a new case series suggests. "A cluster of ...

Background: The leading cause of mortality for children with diabetes is DKA, with cerebral oedema the main cause of death. The onset of cerebral oedema is unpredictable; therefore the key to ...