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 ...
To develop DKA, the patient must experience a relative insulin deficiency 4 (very little circulating insulin) in the setting of increased counter-regulatory hormone concentrations. This relative lack ...
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 ...