scholarly journals Severe diabetic ketoacidosis complicated by hypocapnic seizure

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Majid ◽  
B J Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Seizure Threshold ◽  
List Type ◽  
Rare Occurrence ◽  
Electrolyte Disturbances ◽  
Learning Points

Summary In clinical practice, seizures independent of hypoglycemia are observed in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) more frequently than expected by chance, suggesting a link. However, seizures during management of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) have generally been considered a bad prognostic factor, and usually associated with well-known biochemical or neurological complications. We present the case of a 17-year-old girl with known T1DM managed for severe DKA complicated by hypocapnic seizure. We review the literature on this rare occurrence as well as outline other possible differentials to consider when faced with the alarming combination of DKA and seizure. Learning points: Seizures during DKA treatment require immediate management as well as evaluation to determine their underlying cause. Their etiology is varied, but a lowered seizure threshold, electrolyte disturbances and serious neurological complications of DKA such as cerebral edema must all be considered. Sudden severe hypocapnia may represent a rare contributor to seizure during the treatment of DKA.

scholarly journals Unusual high blood glucose in ketoacidosis as first presentation of type 1 diabetes mellitus

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Hörber ◽  
Sarah Hudak ◽  
Martin Kächele ◽  
Dietrich Overkamp ◽  
Andreas Fritsche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ◽  
Atypical Antipsychotics ◽  
List Type ◽  
High Blood Glucose ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
New Onset

Summary Diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus. It usually occurs in patients with type 1 diabetes where it is typically associated with only moderately increased blood glucose. Here, we report the case of a 52-year-old female patient who was admitted to the emergency unit with severely altered mental status but stable vital signs. Laboratory results on admission revealed very high blood glucose (1687 mg/dL/93.6 mmol/L) and severe acidosis (pH <7) with proof of ketone bodies in serum and urine. Past history revealed a paranoid schizophrenia diagnosed 10 years ago and for which the patient was treated with risperidone for many years. Acute treatment with intravenous fluids, intravenous insulin infusion and sodium bicarbonate improved the symptoms. Further laboratory investigations confirmed diagnosis of autoimmune type 1 diabetes. After normalization of blood glucose levels, the patient could soon be discharged with a subcutaneous insulin therapy. Learning points: Diabetic ketoacidosis as first manifestation of type 1 diabetes can occur with markedly elevated blood glucose concentrations in elder patients. Atypical antipsychotics are associated with hyperglycemia and an increased risk of new-onset diabetes. First report of risperidone-associated diabetic ketoacidosis in new-onset type 1 diabetes. Patients treated with atypical antipsychotics require special care and regular laboratory examinations to detect hyperglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis. In cases when the diagnosis is in doubt, blood gas analysis as well as determination of C-peptide and islet autoantibodies can help to establish the definite diabetes type.

scholarly journals Diabetic ketoacidosis producing extreme hyperkalemia in a patient with type 1 diabetes on hemodialysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hodaka Yamada ◽  
Shunsuke Funazaki ◽  
Masafumi Kakei ◽  
Kazuo Hara ◽  
San-e Ishikawa
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ◽  
Infusion Pump ◽  
List Type ◽  
Electrolyte Disorders ◽  
P Waves ◽  
Severe Hyperkalemia ◽  
Total Body ◽  
Learning Points

Summary Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a critical complication of type 1 diabetes associated with water and electrolyte disorders. Here, we report a case of DKA with extreme hyperkalemia (9.0 mEq/L) in a patient with type 1 diabetes on hemodialysis. He had a left frontal cerebral infarction resulting in inability to manage his continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion pump. Electrocardiography showed typical changes of hyperkalemia, including absent P waves, prolonged QRS interval and tented T waves. There was no evidence of total body water deficit. After starting insulin and rapid hemodialysis, the serum potassium level was normalized. Although DKA may present with hypokalemia, rapid hemodialysis may be necessary to resolve severe hyperkalemia in a patient with renal failure. Learning points: Patients with type 1 diabetes on hemodialysis may develop ketoacidosis because of discontinuation of insulin treatment. Patients on hemodialysis who develop ketoacidosis may have hyperkalemia because of anuria. Absolute insulin deficit alters potassium distribution between the intracellular and extracellular space, and anuria abolishes urinary excretion of potassium. Rapid hemodialysis along with intensive insulin therapy can improve hyperkalemia, while fluid infusions may worsen heart failure in patients with ketoacidosis who routinely require hemodialysis.

MCP-1and IL-1β expression in the myocardia of two young patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus and fatal diabetic ketoacidosis

2014 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianli Niu ◽  
M.G.F. Gilliland ◽  
Zhuqing Jin ◽  
Pappachan E. Kolattukudy ◽  
William H. Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ◽  
Young Patients

MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN CHILDREN ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19 IN THE 6-YEAR-OLD PATIENT WITH MANIFESTATION OF TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS WITH DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-300
Author(s):  
Yu.V. Tikhonovich ◽  
◽  
A.Yu. Rtishchev ◽  
A.A. Glazyrina ◽  
D.Yu. Ovsyannikov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ◽  
Clinical Observation ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Domestic Literature ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Inflammatory Syndrome

For the first time in the domestic literature, the article presents a clinical observation of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19 in the 6-year-old patient with manifestation of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in the form of diabetic ketoacidosis. Anamnestic, clinical and laboratory data are presented on the basis of which two life-threatening diseases was diagnosed, as well as tactics of therapy, which made it possible to achieve a positive result. This clinical observation is compared with observations of foreign colleagues. Possible pathogenetic mechanisms of MIS-C and T1DM comorbidity are discussed.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Infection with Refractory Diabetic Ketoacidosis- A case Report

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-56
Author(s):  
Reshmi Mishra ◽  
◽  
Jyoti Ranjan Behera ◽  
P. Ramkumar ◽  
Mukesh Kumar Jain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Metabolic Acidosis ◽  
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ◽  
Vital Organ ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Life Threatening Complication ◽  
New Onset

Diabetic ketoacidosis is an acute life-threatening complication of type 1 diabetes. Sometimes it is the first presentation in an undiagnosed child. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease (COVID-19) and diabetes mellitus are very much interrelated as diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased risk of severe COVID19 at the same time, many cases of new-onset diabetes had been diagnosed. Hyperglycemia, metabolic acidosis, and ketonemia are classical presentations. It is essential to correct the acidosis and fluid correction and insulin therapy in these patients, leading to vital organ dysfunction. In refractory metabolic acidosis, renal replacement therapy may help

scholarly journals New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus with Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Pancreatitis in a Patient with COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. e00915
Author(s):  
Mostafa Alfishawy ◽  
Mahmoud Nassar ◽  
Mahmoud Mohamed ◽  
Moataz Fatthy ◽  
Riem El Messiery
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ◽  
Onset Type ◽  
New Onset

scholarly journals Glycosylated Hemoglobin Levels and Lipid Profile in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Precipitating Factorsin Diabetic Ketoacidosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
Chilumula Monica ◽  
Saleem
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Lipid Profile ◽  
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ◽  
Glycosylated Hemoglobin ◽  
Precipitating Factors

Background: Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus is the most common endocrine-metabolic disorder of childhood and adolescence. The diseases has a prevalence of approximately 1 in 2500 children at age 5 years to approximately 1 in 300 children by age 18 years. A recent study from Madras suggests that diabetes in Indian children is present in a frequency of 10.5 per 1,00,000 patient years. Prevalence of childhood diabetes among urban population in India is 0.26 per 1000. Type-1 diabetes constituted nearly 90 to 100% of all children with diabetes. Objective: The objectives of this research were to study the levels of glycosylated hemoglobin and lipid profile in type 1 diabetes mellitus in children attending Gandhi Hospital Secunderabad, Telangana and to study the precipitating factors in Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA). Subjects and Methods:Design: This was a Cross-Sectional study. Duration: One year and six months i.e. from January 2017 to June 2018. Participants: 50 diabetic children of age less than 18 years attending Gandhi Hospital, Secunderabad, Telangana were included in the study.The diabetic cases were studied using a predesigned and pretested proforma. A detailed clinical examination was carried out with detailed anthropometric measurements and necessary lab investigations were done. Metabolic profile was assessed by investigating for blood sugar levels, glycosylated hemoglobin, and lipid profile. Rates, ratios and percentages of presentations and significance were calculated using Chi-square test.Result:48 % cases had onset of diabetes Mellitus at 13-18 years with Male: female ratio of 1.27: 1. 20 % had family history of diabetes. 16 % children had normal nutrition, 20 % children had grade I and grade II, 38% had grade III and 6 % children had grade IV. 54% children had glycosylated hemoglobin level of more than 10% indicating poor glycemic control, 32 % had fair control, and 14 % had good glycosylated hemoglobin levels. 62 % presented with fever , 40 % presented with symptoms of polyuria, polydipsia and polyphagia, 37.5 % presented with vomiting, 18 % children with loose stools, abdominal pain, 20 % children had breathlessness, 6% presented with seizures. 88.9% were diagnosed to have diabetic ketoacidosis as their initial presentation of diabetes mellitus Causes for precipitating factors of diabetic ketoacidosis were associated infections like pneumonia (22 %) and urinary tract infection(16 %), Non availability of insulin doses (25%), non-acceptance by child (16.66 %). Recurrent hospitalization in the patients with 5 years diabetic duration was statistically significant. Common causes being hypoglycemia (38 %) recurrent DKA (24 %), pneumonia (12 %) and urinary tract infections (8 %). 23.52% cases were non-compliant.Conclusion:More than half of the cases(54%) had poor glycemic control. Majority presented with classical symptoms of polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, fever, breathlessness and diabetic ketoacidosis as clinical presentation. Causes for precipitating factors of diabetic ketoacidosis were associated infections like pneumonia and urinary tract infection, non-availability of insulin doses and non- acceptance by child.

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