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When can diabetic ketoacidosis develop in type II diabetics?
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Ketoacidosis is caused primarily by shortage of insulin, combined with or triggered by one or more of: Dehydration, fasting, illness, infection, drug reactions, or high blood sugar.
It usually only occurs in insulin-dependent diabetics.
It often happens in the setting of poor Diabetes management--not checking blood sugars, not taking insulin, eating too many sweets, etc. And this can be worsened sometimes by infection, such as the cold or the flu which can further dehydrate the person or cause aberrations in blood sugar.
It's sometimes found as the first symptom of an undiagnosed diabetic.
Ketoacidosis generally won't heal on its own -- it makes itself worse, usually, until death. So it's important to get to a hospital right away.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoWhen DKA occurs in type II patients, it is usually caused by a decrease in food intake and an increased insulin deficiency due to hyperglycemia.
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What type insulin is used for diabetic ketoacidosis?
Regular Insulin (Humulin R)
Who is more likely to develop diabetic ketoacidosis?
most commonly seen in individuals with type I diabetes, under 19 years of age and is usually caused by the interruption of their insulin treatment or by acute infection or trauma. A small number of people with type II diabetes also experience ketoacidosis
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