Basic Summary for Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Main name of condition: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Other names or spellings: DKA, Ketosis, Ketoacidosis

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What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis?
  Brief description of Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Life-threatening complication of high blood sugars and diabetes.
  Parent types of Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Acidosis

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How serious is Diabetic Ketoacidosis?
  Prognosis of Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Usually good if treated, but can be fatal without treatment.

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What causes Diabetic Ketoacidosis?
  Cause of Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Build-up of ketones in the blood from high blood sugars.
  Causes of Diabetic Ketoacidosis: see causes of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

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What are the symptoms of Diabetic Ketoacidosis?
  Symptoms of Diabetic Ketoacidosis: see symptoms of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

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How is it treated?
  Treatments for Diabetic Ketoacidosis: see treatments for Diabetic Ketoacidosis

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