Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Synonyms
Acidoses, Diabetic
Acidosis, Diabetic
Diabetic Acidoses
Diabetic Acidosis
Diabetic Ketoacidoses
Diabetic Ketoses
Diabetic Ketosis
Ketoacidoses, Diabetic
Ketoacidosis, Diabetic
Ketoses, Diabetic
Ketosis, Diabetic
A life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus, primarily of TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS with severe INSULIN deficiency and extreme HYPERGLYCEMIA. It is characterized by KETOSIS; DEHYDRATION; and depressed consciousness leading to COMA.