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Diabetic ketoacidosis

Nature Reviews Disease Primers volume 6, Article number: 41 (2020) Cite this article

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a hyperglycaemic emergency in individuals with diabetes mellitus that can occur when there is insulin deficiency or an acute illness; these triggers induce an increase in levels of counter-regulatory hormones and free fatty acids, leading to metabolic acidosis.

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Diabetic ketoacidosis. Nat Rev Dis Primers 6, 41 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41572-020-0180-2

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