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. 2015 Aug;62(4):857-71.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.04.002. Epub 2015 May 30.

Preventing Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Craig A Jefferies  1 , Meranda Nakhla  2 , José G B Derraik  3 , Alistair J Gunn  4 , Denis Daneman  5 , Wayne S Cutfield  6
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Preventing Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Craig A Jefferies et al. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2015 Aug.

Abstract

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). This article examines the factors associated with DKA in children with T1DM, both at first presentation and in recurrent cases. The challenge for future research is to find effective ways to improve primary care physician and general community awareness of T1DM to reduce DKA at presentation and develop practical, cost-effective programs to reduce recurrent DKA.

Keywords: Diabetic ketoacidosis; Education; Girls; Noncompliance; Prevention; Recurrent; Type 1 diabetes mellitus.

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