While waiting for confirmation of DKA, standard pediatric life support guidelines should be followed for assessment of airway, breathing and circulation, and the level of consciousness should be ...

Use of the long-acting insulin analogs glargine and detemir does not reduce the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), compared with the ...

Cerebral edema(CE) is a frequently fatal complication of diabetic ketoacidosis(DKA) in children. We describe the use of an intracranial pressure(ICP) monitor in the management of CE in a 3 year ...

All cases of recurrent DKA are preventable ... nurse educator and a nutritionist would benefit these patients. Written guidelines for sick day management and repeated discussions and review ...