Advances in clinical characteristics and management of adult diabetic ketoacidosis / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the most serious acute metabolic complications of diabetes.With the aging of population and the change of lifestyle in China, DKA is common in elderly or obese patients. The elderly patients are prone to DKA due to the poor treatment compliance, atypical symptoms and more complicated diseases; while DKA is more common in obese young men who excessively consumed sugary soft drinks before the onset of illness, their islet function can be restored after appropriate treatment. The application of some new therapeutic drugs and treatment options may induce euglycemic DKA. Through clinical data analysis, understanding the disease characteristics and following the treatment standards, the management of DKA in elderly or obese type 2 diabetic patients can be improved.