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1. Diabetic ketoacidosis
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, ...
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2. Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a dangerous complication of diabetes mellitus in which the chemical balance of the body becomes far too acidic.
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3. DC - Diabetes Public Health Resources - Publications & Products - The Economics of Diabetes Mellitus: An Annotated Bibliography - Direct Medical C...
TITLE: The Charges for ESRD Treatment of Diabetics. Smith, D.G.; Harlan, L.C.; Hawthorne, V.M. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 42(2): 111-118. 1989.
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4. Diabetic Ketoacidosis: eMedicine Pediatrics: Cardiac Disease and Critical Care Medicine
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a metabolic derangement caused by the absolute or relative deficiency of the anabolic hormone insulin. Together with the major complication of cerebral edema, diabetic ketoacidosis is the most...
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5. UC Davis Health System Feature Story: Ketones may be culprits...
A new study by researchers at  UC Davis  suggests that the rare but potentially life-threatening irregular heartbeat that sometimes occurs in children with diabetes may be caused by high levels of ketones in the blood that are the byproduct of the...
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6. Blood Ketones: The Test
Also known as: Serum ketone; Plasma ketone; Beta-hydroxybutyrate; Ketone bodies; Ketoacids; Beta-hydroxybutyric acid; Acetoacetate; Acetoacetic acid; Acetone
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7. Blood Ketones: The Test
Blood ketones are mainly used to screen for, detect, and monitor diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in people with type 1 and sometimes type 2 diabetes. DKA can occur when a diabetic’s blood sugar is markedly increased, often due to illness, severe infec...
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8. Pilot Article from AOPA Magazine - American Diabetes Association
Flying meant everything to Arnold Greenwell, a research biologist living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, when he received his private pilot certificate in December 1982. It still does.
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9. Diabetes
While there is no way to prevent type 1 diabetes, the risk of having type 2 diabetes can be greatly decreased by losing excess weight, exercising, and eating a healthy diet with limited fat intake. By identifying pre-diabetic conditions and making...
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10. Hyperglycemia: Health Topics: University of Iowa Health Care
Hyperglycemia means high blood sugar or high glucose in the blood. When food is eaten, it breaks down into sugar. The sugar is carried by the bloodstream to the cells. The pancreas gland makes insulin. The body uses the insulin to help move the su...
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