The diagnostic criteria for DKA and HHS are shown in Table 1. The initial laboratory evaluation of patients include determination of plasma glucose, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, electrolytes ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a serious problem that happens to people with diabetes when chem­icals called “ketones” build up in their blood. It can happen to people with either type 1 or type 2 ...

All cases of recurrent DKA are preventable. Risk factors for DKA occurrence and recurrence in children with known diabetes are related to insulin omission, insulin pump failure, adolescent girls ...