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Diabetic Ketoacidosis

ADA diagnostic criteria:

- Serum glucose level > 250 mg/dL

- Elevated serum ketone level

- pH < 7.3

- Serum bicarbonate level < 18 mEq/L

Insulin deficiency & infection are main precipitating factors

Remember:

SGLT-2 inhibitors may precipitate euglycemic DKA



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