What Is Diabetic Ketoacidosis?
8. Complications
Diabetic ketoacidosis can be associated with several complications such as sepsis, diffuse ischemic processes, myocardial infarction (heart attack), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), erosive gastritis, urinary tract infections, acute gastric dilatation, late hypoglycemia, hypophosphatemia, and cerebrovascular accident (stroke).
One study also indicated that pediatric patients who have type 1 diabetes who have had diabetic ketoacidosis tend to display lower cognitive function after treatment compared to their peers. The researchers from this study have suggested that either diabetic ketoacidosis or its treatment may have resulted in neuronal insult that has an impact on either acute and possibly long-term cognitive deficits.
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