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Diabetic Ketoacidosis Learning Center

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a complication of diabetes that occurs when the body cannot use sugar (glucose) as a fuel source because the body has no insulin or not enough insulin, and fat is used instead. Byproducts of fat breakdown, called ketones, ...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 20, 2009
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a dangerous complication of diabetes mellitus in which the chemical balance of the body becomes far too acidic.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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