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Is ketoacidosis diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy may be complications of iddm?
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Why is the recognition and treatment of acute changes in blood sugar levels so important?
When blood sugar levels are too high, there is a risk for coma and seizure. It may also lead to a condition known as diabetic ketoacidosis which may lead to death if left untreated.
Can you be hospitalized for diabetics?
When you have to be hospitalized for diabetes you are in ketoacidosis, which is when your blood sugar is very high. If you are in really bad ketoacidosis then you may be in a coma.
What are the dangers of Ketoacidosis?
Diabetic ketoacidosis is caused by lack of insulin, and is generally triggered by some other body insult including dehydration, fasting, illness or infection. Once ketoacidosis begins in earnest, it causes itself to get worse. All of its symptoms are also causes of further problems, so it will generally continue to advance until treatment or death. More details on the mechanism of how ketoacidosis begins are available on the wikipedia link below. Ketoacidosis is often associated with hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), but hyperglycemia won't actually cause Ketoacidosis. They are both caused by shortage of insulin.
The urine of a diabetic patient with ketoacidosis may have a smell of what?
Acetone (nail polish remover), or pear drops. Some people call it a 'fruity' smell. The smell is more easily noticed on the patient's breath than in the urine.
Is a wasp sting bad for a diabetic?
The disease of diabetes has nothing to do with bee allegies. Therefore, a diabetic is just as likely to have such an allergy as a non-diabetic is.
Do hyperglycemia patients have fruity breath?
Yes, if type 1 diabetes is left untreated or blood sugar levels become highly elevated the body begins to produce chemicals called ketones. These Ketones will build up in the blood. This condition is called diabetic ketoacidosis. Symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis are: * Flushed, hot, dry skin. * Loss of appetite, abdominal pain, and vomiting. * A strong, fruity breath odor(similar to nail polish remover or acetone). * Rapid, deep breathing. * Restlessness, drowsiness, difficulty waking up, confusion, or coma. Young children may lack interest in their normal activities.
A feature of ketosis is?
Ketosis is the state of having elevated ketone bodies in the blood stream. Ketone bodies are formed by ketogenesis when liver glycogen stores are depleted. Ketone bodies are acidic, and prolonged exposure can overrun the compensatory mechanisms resulting in ketoacidosis ( pH under 7.35). Most commonly, ketoacidosis is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), resulting from increased fat metabolism due to a shortage of insulin. It is associated primarily with type I diabetes, and may result in a diabetic coma if left untreated. In alcoholic ketoacidosis, alcohol causes dehydration and blocks the first step of gluconeogenesis. The body is unable to synthesize enough glucose to meet its needs, thus creating an energy crisis resulting in fatty acid metabolism, and ketone body formation.
Should you be concerned about heart fluttering if you are diabetic?
heart fluttering, diabetic or not, is not normal. See your doctor immediately. It could be an early sign of a heart condition and may require medicine.
What are the results of not taking medicine for diabetes?
Within the same day: The diabetic person's blood sugar would go extremely high. They would feel sick and could possibly contract Diabetic Ketoacidosis, which comes from insulin shortage. Diabetic Ketoacidosis is a medical emergency and can cause coma and death within a couple of days. Over long periods of time: The diabetic person may only have a slight insulin shortage or insensitivity, leading to long-term effects of hyperglycemia (high blood sugar). These include: * pancreatic damage leading to more severe diabetes * damage to vision and eventual blindness * numbness in extremities leading to amputations * disease of arteries and heart * kidney disease and eventual failure
Can guinea pigs be diabetic?
Yes, some may be diabetic,
What classification of acidosis is diabetic ketoacidosis?
When you don't have enough insulin in your body, your body starves for energy (which normally comes from glucose, and is permitted into the cells by insulin.) In response, fat is converted by the liver into Acetoacetate and Beta-hydroxybutyric acid, known as ketone bodies. These supply energy to the body in emergencies.Normally this condition would be temporary and normal insulin production would put a quick stop to it. But in an insulin-dependent diabetic, that insulin doesn't arrive and so the ketone bodies begin building up in the blood and urine. Ketone bodies are acidic and so they affect the blood's pH balance.The body must maintain a pH balance of 7-7.25. 7 is neutral but anything lower causes an acidotic situation, meaning the blood turns acidic. Once that happens, things get worse.Symptoms include stomach tenderness, lethargy, fever, vomiting, and ketone-smelling breath. (Breath may smell like nail-polish remover, pear drops, or fruit.)An advanced symptom is Kussmaul's respirations: Characterized by short,deep, and rapid breathing. This is the mechanism the body uses in an attempt to regulate the bodys' pH balance. The body is trying to "blow out " the CO2 or carbon dioxide that has accumulated.In addition, the body continues calling out for energy that it can't get due to missing insulin, so more glucose is dumped into the blood leading to severe hyperglycemia. More ketone bodies are still being produced too. The hyperglycemia and acidosis each cause the kidneys to flush out water, leading to severe dehydration. The dehydration leads in turn to worse acidosis and hyperglycemia (since the blood is more concentrated).By now the blood's electrolytes (Potassium especially) are thrown out of balance and things get really bad. At this point treatment becomes tricky and survival rate is about 90% only if full emergency hospital treatment is at hand.If you are diabetic and think you have diabetic ketoacidosis, then1. Drink a lot of water right now.2. Take some of your regular insulin. If you have a slow-acting and a fast-acting insulin for mealtimes, take the fast one. If you have oral diabetic medications, don't take those.3. Get an ambulance now, and mention diabetic ketoacidosis emergency on the phone.More details at the Wikipedia article linked below.Dehydration and shortage of insulin and High ketone levels together over a short period of time can cause DKA. If you start vomiting and you have many of the other symptoms you are most likely going or are in DKA.Symptoms include: Acetone or fruity smelling-breath, dehydration, stomachache, fever, possible vomiting, lethargy, high and rising blood sugar, hyperventilating (see Kussmaul breathing). If you have ketone strips for your urine, you will see a high ketone level.If you think you are in DKA:1. Drink as much water as you can2. Take some of your fastest-acting insulin3. Call an ambulance and say you think you are in DKA.You mean "Diabetic Ketoacidosis", check for it on Google. There's no such thing as diabetic keratosis.
