Sporadic unexplained deaths from severe diabetic coma have recently been reported. Fitzgerald et al. 4 presented 3, and Greenaway and Read 3 4 fatal cases. In the past two years (1964–65) 4 deaths ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) can develop quickly and is not always easy to detect early Ketone monitoring is not yet routine in diabetes care, which may contribute to missed warning signs of DKA and ...

Diabetes can affect every part of your life, but one of the most severe and dangerous complications is a diabetic coma. It’s a medical emergency that demands immediate attention, and if left untreated ...

To develop DKA, the patient must experience a relative insulin deficiency 4 (very little circulating insulin) in the setting of increased counter-regulatory hormone concentrations. This relative lack ...

Welcome to the era of algorithm-driven diabetes management, where closed-loop glucose monitoring systems keep you from tanking into hypoglycemic coma (although they seem to have a quirky preference ...