Diabetic Ketoacidosis : Causes

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Causes could include:
People with diabetes lack enough insulin, a hormone the body uses to process glucose (a simple sugar) for energy. When glucose is not available, body fat is broken down instead. The by-products of fat metabolism are ketones. When fat is metabolize...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 8, 2006
DKA is most commonly seen in individuals with type I diabetes, under 19 years of age and is usually caused by the interruption of their insulin treatment or by acute infection or trauma. A small number of people with type II diabetes also experien...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Acidosis is excessive acid in the body fluids.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 12, 2007
When your cells can't get glucose (a kind of sugar) to burn for energy, they burn fat instead. This leaves behind acids called ketones in your blood and urine. A buildup of ketones can cause a dangerous condition called ketoacidosis.
Source:StayWell
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