Symptoms of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Symptoms of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Diabetic Ketoacidosis includes the 11 symptoms listed below:

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Breath odor
• Sweet-smelling fruity acetone breath
• Breathing difficulty
• Rapid Pulse
• Rapid breathing
• Abdominal pain - usually in children
• Drowsiness
• Confusion
• Coma
• more information...»

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• Diagnostic Tests for Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Complications -- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Complications

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Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic testing of medical conditions related to Diabetic Ketoacidosis:

• Urine ketone tests
• Blood tests
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Diabetic Ketoacidosis:

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• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
  • Home Blood Pressure Hypertension Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Home Heart Tests
• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Blood Pressure Testing
  • Home Cholesterol Testing
• Thyroid: Home Testing:
  • Home Thyroid Function Testing
  • Home TSH Tests
  • Home Adrenal Function Tests
• Diet & Weight Loss: Home Testing:
  • Home Weight Testing
  • Home Body Fat Testing (BMI)
  • Home Body Fat Monitoring
  • Home Fitness Testing
• Adrenal Gland Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Adrenal Function Testing
  • Home Thyroid Function Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
• Diabetes: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Diabetes Testing
  • Home Blood Glucose Test Kits
  • Home Urine Glucose Tests
  • Home Urine Ketone Tests
  • Home Diabetes HbA1c Tests
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Kidney Health Tests
  • Home Eye Health Tests
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Diabetic Ketoacidosis?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Diabetic Ketoacidosis includes:

• Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNS)
• Drunkenness (see Alcohol use) - sometimes a person passed out from DKA is mistaken as drunk.
• Hypoglycaemia
• Hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar state
• Lactic acidosis
• more diagnoses...»

See the full list of 13 alternative diagnoses for Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Research Doctors & Specialists

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  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
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  • Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol/Triglycerides)
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
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More about symptoms of Diabetic Ketoacidosis:

More information about symptoms of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• Underlying causes of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• Risk factors for Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Abdominal pain - see all causes of Abdominal pain
• Breath odor - see all causes of Breath odor
• Breathing difficulty - see all causes of Breathing difficulties
• Coma - see all causes of Coma
• Confusion - see all causes of Confusion
• Drowsiness - see all causes of Drowsiness
• Nausea - see all causes of Nausea
• Rapid breathing - see all causes of Rapid breathing
• Rapid Pulse - see all causes of Rapid heart beat
• Sweet-smelling fruity acetone breath - see all causes of Breath odor
• Vomiting - see all causes of Vomiting

Medical Books Online about Diabetic Ketoacidosis

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Symptoms of Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Online Medical Books

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Diabetes mellitus: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Diabetes may begin dramatically with ketoacidosis or insidiously. Its most common symptom is fatigue from energy deficiency and a catabolic state. Insulin deficiency causes hyperglycemia, which pulls fluid from body tissues, causing osmotic diuresis, polyuria, dehydration, polydipsia, dry mucous membranes, poor skin turgor and, in most patients, unexplained weight loss.

ELDER TIP Because their thirst mechanism functions less effectively, older adults may not report polydipsia, a hallmark of diabetes in younger adults.

In ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome, dehydration may cause hypovolemia and shock. Wasting of glucose in the urine usually produces weight loss and hunger in type 1 diabetes, even if the patient eats voraciously.

Long-term effects of diabetes may include retinopathy, nephropathy, atherosclerosis, and peripheral and autonomic neuropathy. Peripheral neuropathy usually affects the hands and feet and may cause numbness or pain. Autonomic neuropathy may manifest itself in several ways, including gastroparesis (leading to delayed gastric emptying and a feeling of nausea and fullness after meals), nocturnal diarrhea, impotence, and orthostatic hypotension.

Because hyperglycemia impairs the patient’s resistance to infection, diabetes may result in skin and urinary tract infections (UTIs) and vaginitis. Glucose content of the epidermis and urine encourages bacterial growth.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Diabetic ketoacidosis: Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Acetone breath, Kussmaul’s respirations, dehydration, weak and thready pulse, nausea, vomiting, altered level of consciousness, dry mucous membranes, serum glucose level of 300 to 1,500 mg/dl

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Diabetes mellitus: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Diabetes may begin dramatically with ketoacidosis in type 1 or insidiously. Its most common symptom is fatigue, from energy deficiency and a catabolic state. However, many patients with type 2 diabetes may be asymptomatic.

Insulin deficiency or resistance causes hyperglycemia, which pulls fluid from body tissues, causing osmotic diuresis, polyuria, dehydration, polydipsia, dry mucous membranes, and poor skin turgor. In ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic state, dehydration may cause hypovolemia and shock. Wasting of glucose in the urine usually produces weight loss and hunger in uncontrolled type 1 diabetes, even if the patient eats voraciously.

Long-term effects

In diabetes, long-term effects may include retinopathy, nephropathy, atherosclerosis, and peripheral and autonomic neuropathy.

Peripheral neuropathy usually affects the hands and feet and may cause numbness or pain. Autonomic neuropathy may manifest itself in several ways, including gastroparesis (leading to delayed gastric emptying and a feeling of nausea and fullness after meals), nocturnal diarrhea, impotence, and postural hypotension.

Because hyperglycemia impairs the patient’s resistance to infection, diabetes may result in skin and urinary tract infections and vaginitis. Glucose content of the epidermis and urine encourages bacterial growth.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Diabetic Ketoacidosis as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Diabetic Ketoacidosis, it is also important to consider Diabetic Ketoacidosis as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Diabetic Ketoacidosis may cause:

• Abdominal pain
• Acute confusional state
• Amylase levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Cerebral oedema
• Dehydration
• Halitosis
• Hyperglycaemia
• Hyperkalaemia
• Hypermagnesaemia
• Hyperphosphataemia
• Hypokalaemia
• Hypomagnesemia
• Hyponatraemia
• Ileus
• Ketoacidosis
• Nausea and vomiting
• Osmolality raised (plasma)
• Pyruvic acid levels raised (blood)
• Reduced level of consciousness
• Urine pH low
• Visual impairment

Diabetic Ketoacidosis as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Diabetic Ketoacidosis as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Diabetic Ketoacidosis.

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• Research Alternative Diagnoses for Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• How serious is Diabetic Ketoacidosis?
• More about Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
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About signs and symptoms of Diabetic Ketoacidosis:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Diabetic Ketoacidosis. This signs and symptoms information for Diabetic Ketoacidosis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Diabetic Ketoacidosis signs or Diabetic Ketoacidosis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Diabetic Ketoacidosis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Diabetic Ketoacidosis symptoms.