If you have type I diabetes you are at higher risk for developing a condition called diabetic ketoacidosis. The management of diabetic ketoacidosis is essential to staying healthy and well. The best way to manage this condition is to avoid getting it. In order to avoid getting diabetic ketoacidosis you need to understand the cause of this condition and the warning signs of its onset.

Diabetic ketoacidosis management begins with the definition of this condition. When people with diabetes, primarily type I diabetes (juvenile onset/insulin dependent), get sick or do not get the necessary nutrients and insulin needed diabetic ketoacidosis can be the result. This condition occurs when the body is not getting enough nutrients and it begins utilizing its own fat, muscle and organs as fuel. The body breaks down these cells to utilize them for energy. Since the body does not produce the insulin necessary to metabolize the …