Eating disorders and diabetic ketoacidosis in a pregnant woman with type 1 diabetes: A case report

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e146-e149 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Napoli ◽  
M. Framarino ◽  
A. Colatrella ◽  
G. Merola ◽  
M. Trappolini ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-298
Author(s):  
Brian Thompson ◽  
Anthony Kitchen

Introduction: Recently, euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis has been an increasing topic of discussion within emergency medicine literature. Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis can easily be missed, as a normal point-of-care glucose often mistakenly precludes the work-up of diabetic ketoacidosis. Case Report: A 16-year-old female with a past medical history of type 1 diabetes presented to the emergency department with altered mental status, vomiting, and abdominal pain. She was diagnosed with euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis. Conclusion: Reported cases of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis are most frequently attributed to sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, but other potential causes have been discussed in the literature. In this patient, a starvation state with continued insulin use in the setting of acute appendicitis led to her condition.


Author(s):  
Rosália S. Coutada ◽  
Soraia S. Cunha ◽  
Elisabete S. Gonçalves ◽  
Ana P. Gama ◽  
João P. Silva ◽  
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Diabetic ketoacidosis in pregnancy is a rare but potential life-threatening condition for the mother and the fetus. It tends to occur latter in pregnancy and is more common in patients with pregestational diabetes. Obstetricians should be aware of the events that can trigger diabetic ketoacidosis in pregnancy. Prompt recognition and aggressive treatment of this condition are essential in order to reduce perinatal mortality and morbidity. The authors present a case of a pregnant woman with type 1 diabetes with a poor surveillance of pregnancy and noncompliance to treatment that develops severe diabetic ketoacidosis at 34 weeks of gestation.


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