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diabetic ketoacidosis
[ dahy-uh-bet-ik kee-toh-as-i-doh-sis, °ì±ð±ð-³Ù´Ç³ó†]
noun
- a serious metabolic complication of diabetes that occurs when the body produces high levels of ketones. : DKA
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of diabetic ketoacidosis1
Example Sentences
She died from diabetic ketoacidosis, which causes a dangerous build-up of ketones - a type of acid - and blood sugar spikes at her home in Toowoomba west of Brisbane in January 2022.
Elizabeth Struhs died at home in 2022, having suffered from diabetic ketoacidosis, which causes fatally high blood sugar.
“Following insufficient insulin administration while in custody, Mr. Bach developed diabetic ketoacidosis and died,†the medical examiner’s report states.
By the fourth day, she had died of diabetic ketoacidosis.
Wyne asked, referring to diabetic ketoacidosis, a serious complication of diabetes most commonly associated with Type 1.
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