(HealthDay)—Implementation of clinical practice guidelines can reduce the length of hospitalizations among children experiencing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), according to a study published Nov. 29 in ...

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 ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threatening complication of diabetes that occurs when the body breaks down fats too quickly. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) occurs in people with diabetes when the body ...

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 ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis in children may cause brain injuries ranging from mild to severe. Whether intravenous fluids contribute to these injuries has been debated for decades. We conducted a 13-center, ...

Sean J. Iwamoto, MD Assistant Professor University of Colorado School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes; Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center Co-Founder Patients with ...

Ketosis is when ketones are produced in the body from the breakdown of fat for energy. Only if too many ketones accumulate in the body may ketosis progress to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a life ...

The incidence and therapeutic regimen altering effects of immune checkpoint inhibitor–associated peripheral edema: A systematic review and meta-analysis. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ...

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 levels, ...

Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNS) is also known as hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS). It involves very high blood sugar levels and can be life threatening. HHNS can happen ...

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 ...