Diabetic ketoacidosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus - pathophysiology and clinical presentation

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Diabetic ketoacidosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus - pathophysiology and clinical presentation

Stephen N Davis* and Guillermo E Umpierrez

Correspondence *Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, 715 PRB, 2220 Pierce Avenue, Nashville, TN 37232-6303, USA

Email steve.davis@vanderbilt.edu

Although diabetic ketoacidosis is considered a key clinical feature of type 1 diabetes mellitus, this phenomenon has become increasingly common in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The authors of this Viewpoint examine the diagnostic criteria, precipitating causes, and pathogenesis of diabetic ketoacidosis associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus.