An episode of diabetic ketoacidosis is normally initiated with hyperglycemia. However, hyperglycemia may not always be an indicator as ketoacidosis can occur with normal glycemic level as well. An elderly female with Chinese origin and history of type II diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia and ischemic heart disease was admitted to hospital with complaint of fever, urinary inconsistency and lo...

BACKGROUND This study is to explore the clinical characteristics, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment outcomes in pediatric patients with non-diabetic ketoacidosis. METHODS Retrospective patient chart review was performed between March 2009 to March 2015. Cases were included if they met the selection criteria for non-diabetic ketoacidosis, which were: 1) Age ≤ 18 years; 2) urine ketone positi...

BACKGROUND Children with neonatal diabetes often present with diabetic ketoacidosis and hence are at risk of cerebral oedema and subsequent long-term neurological deficits. These complications are difficult to identify because neurological features can also occur as a result of the specific genetic aetiology causing neonatal diabetes. CASE REPORTS We report two cases of neonatal diabetes wher...

A five year old boy, weighing 14 kg with no family history of diabetes, presented in frank diabetic ketoacidosis. He recovered, but continued to have episodes of ketoacidosis. He was diagnosed to have biliary sludge, which recovered with insulin treatment.

A young man with diabetic ketoacidosis developed the clinical features of cerebral oedema. This resolved without specific treatment. The mortality from ketoacidosis might be reduced if the syndrome was suspected and treated earlier.

Pancreatitis has been described in cats with diabetes mellitus, although the number of studies currently available is very limited. In addition, ketoacidosis has been hypothesized to be associated with pancreatitis in diabetic cats. The aims of the present study were to investigate whether diabetic cats have pancreatitis and to determine if pancreatitis is more frequent with ketoacidosis. Sampl...

INTRODUCTION Non-diabetic ketoacidosis is a rare condition which can be caused by starvation. Lack of glucose can force the body into ketogenesis causing a metabolic acidosis. As previously reported in the literature, ketoacidosis might, on rare occasions, be caused by a diet with low carbohydrate content. However, to the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case in the literature o...

Ketoacidosis in individuals with diabetes is usually associated with a raised plasma glucose concentration. However, ketoacidosis in diabetes can occur with normal (≤11mmol/L) plasma glucose levels. Ketoacidosis is also seen in patients who do not have diabetes, most commonly in pregnancy or following alcoholic binges, rarely with starvation, anorexia nervosa or inborn errors of metabolism. The...

The authors discussed the results of the treatment of 50 patients who had been admitted to hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis. The purpose of the investigation was to prove the effectiveness and reliability of therapy of diabetic ketoacidosis using small doses of insulin in combination with the administration of a sufficient amount of liquid, potassium and, when indicated, sodium bicarbonate. ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a major source of morbidity and mortality in children and adolescents with type I diabetes mellitus. Although diabetic ketoacidosis is often associated with dehydration and electrolyte disturbances, cases with gastrointestinal tract complications due to shock remain particularly unusual. Herein, we reported on a five-year-old girl who had severe diabetic ketoacidosis co...