The effectiveness of blood glucose and blood ketone measurement in identifying significant acidosis in diabetic ketoacidosis patients

Patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a potentially fatal complication of type 1 diabetes, have hyperglycemia, ketonemia and metabolic acidosis. Blood glucose and blood ketone results are often used to tr...

Source: Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome - October 13, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Eric S. Kilpatrick, Alexandra E. Butler, Sawsan Saeed, Naji Alamuddin, Stephen L. Atkin and David B. Sacks Tags: Research Source Type: research