Diabetic Ketoacidosis

What Is It?

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a potentially fatal complication of diabetes that occurs when blood glucose levels are high (often above 400 milligrams per deciliter) and insulin levels are very low.

see Diabetic ketoacidosis.

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