If you or a loved one needs diabetic ketoacidosis treatment your blood sugar is completely out of control and off the charts high. There are several things that can cause ketoacidosis, and if you have diabetes it is important to understand the symptoms and warning signs of diabetic ketoacidosis, as this condition can be life threatening.

Treatment for diabetic ketoacidosis is necessary when the body is essentially using its own fat, muscle and organs as fuel (eating itself) due to insufficient nutrition, dehydration or illness of some sort. When this begins to happen the body turns these fuels into glucose and fatty acids. Since diabetics (especially type I diabetics) do not have insulin to metabolize the sugar and fatty acids, the blood sugar spikes significantly because these fatty acids are converted to ketones through a process known as oxidation.

When this happens, blood sugar levels spike astronomically causing diabetic ketoacidosis. …

With a healthy balance diet and exercise most people are able to avoid diabetic complications, however they do occur. Treatment of diabetic complications depends on the problems that occur. It is much easier to take preventative actions for the treatment of diabetic complications, than to try to treat these complications after they come up. This is why learning about the disease is so important. It helps you to recognize signs, stay on top of symptoms, and to act proactively along with your physician. Some of the diabetic complications listed by the American Diabetes Association are as follows:

• Eye Complications
• Foot Complications
• Skin Complications
• Heart Disease
• High Blood
• Mental Health
• Hearing Complications
• Oral Health Complications
• Gastroparesis
• Ketoacidosis
• Neuropathy
• Peripheral Arterial Disease
• Stroke
• Stress
• Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNS)

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