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diabetic ketoacidosis
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A metabolic acidosis that is characterized by the shift of acid-base status of the body toward the acid side accompanied by the accumulation of ketone bodies in body tissues and fluids, resulting from uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.
Signs and symptoms
- Autoimmunity
- Diabetes mellitus
- Ketoacidosis
- Insulin resistance
- Beta-cell dysfunction
Medications that may treat it
acarbose chlorpropamide exenatide glimepiride glipizide glyburide insulin, regular, human insulin, regular, pork metformin miglitol nateglinide repaglinide
Also known as: DIABETES MELLITUS, KETOSIS-PRONE; ketosis-prone diabetes mellitus