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diabetic ketoacidosis

[ dahy-uh-bet-ik kee-toh-as-i-doh-sis, °ì±ð±ð-³Ù´Ç³ó†]

noun

Pathology.
  1. a serious metabolic complication of diabetes that occurs when the body produces high levels of ketones. : DKA


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of diabetic ketoacidosis1

First recorded in 1955–60; diabetic ( def ) + ketoacidosis ( def )
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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.

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Elizabeth Struhs died at home in 2022, having suffered from diabetic ketoacidosis, which causes fatally high blood sugar.

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“Following insufficient insulin administration while in custody, Mr. Bach developed diabetic ketoacidosis and died,†the medical examiner’s report states.

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By the fourth day, she had died of diabetic ketoacidosis.

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Wyne asked, referring to diabetic ketoacidosis, a serious complication of diabetes most commonly associated with Type 1.

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