Diabetic ketoacidosis - Prevention - Diabetic Ketoacidosis Prevention

Diabetic ketoacidosis - Prevention
* Reviewed last on: 8/8/2006
* Robert Hurd, MD, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network
University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC)

Alternative Names

DKA; Ketoacidosis; Diabetic coma
Prevention:

Diabetics should learn to recognize the early warning signs and symptoms of ketoacidosis. Measurement of urine ketones in people with infections or people on insulin pump therapy can give more information than glucose measurements alone. Insulin pump users need to frequently check to see that insulin is still flowing through the tubing, and that no blockages, kinks, or disconnections have occurred.

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