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ketoacidosis
[ kee-toh-as-i-doh-sis ]
noun
- metabolic acidosis characterized by high levels of ketones in the blood: when occurring as diabetic ketoacidosis, it is particularly serious.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of 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.
“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.
The study also found a 26% higher rate of diabetic ketoacidosis at type 1 diabetes diagnosis during the first 12 months of the pandemic compared with the previous year.
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