More than a decade ago, researchers found that an acute complication of type 1 diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), can be resolved with the hormone leptin, even in the absence of insulin. DKA ...

Despite these losses, the increased delivery of potassium to the ECF from the intracellular space usually causes the serum concentration of potassium to be normal and, in some cases, high. This ...

New research found a class of diabetes medication that poses a health risk They discovered that SGLT2 puts patients at risk for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) The research highlighted that doctors need ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . From 2010 to 2020, cases of diabetic ketoacidosis at delivery rose with a mean annual percentage change of 10.8% ...

The clinical picture of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) differs in several ways among patients with cancer compared to those without cancer, new research indicates. Traditionally, DKA has been associated ...

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 ...

High levels of ketones in urine, or ketonuria, is usually a sign of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The body produces ketones when it burns fat for fuel. DKA is a severe complication of diabetes that can ...

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 ...

Active surveillance and early disease identification were linked to lower prevalence of diabetic ketoacidosis at type 1 diabetes diagnosis among children. Despite increasing over time, the prevalence ...