Use of a fast-acting insulin analog to control diabetic ketoacidosis in Children
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening condition that frequently requires hospitalization in children with type 1 diabetes.// The critical factors in the treatment of DKA include careful and frequent monitoring of the patient, skillful fluid and electrolyte adjustment, and the initiation of insulin therapy after the initial restoration of fluid volume has been achieved. Continuous low-...Ketoacidosis Is The Main Cause On Mortality In Childhood-Onset Type 1 Diabetes
Although the main part of excess mortality in type 1 diabetes is due to long-term complications, an excess death rate// has also been reported from several countries in case subjects with short duration without signs of long-term complications. Except for the mortality caused by onset ketoacidosis or diabetic ketoacidosis after onset, part of the excess mortality has been unexplained deaths in be...