The management of diabetic ketoacidosis in adults—An updated guideline from the Joint British Diabetes Society for Inpatient Care

• DOI: 10.1111/dme.14788
• Publication Date: 2022-02-28T05:04:02Z
• Authors: Ketan K. Dhatariya
• Keywords: Guideline; Diabetic ketoacidosis; Ketoacidosis

This article summarises the Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care guidelines on management of ketoacidosis; available at https://abcd.care/resource/management-diabetic-ketoacidosis-dka-adults. The document explicitly states that when a person aged 16-18 is under care paediatric team, then guideline should be used, and if they are cared by an adult this used. takes into account new evidence use previous version document, particularly high prevalence hypoglycaemia hypokalaemia, recommends glucose concentration drops below 14 mmol/L, de-escalating insulin infusion rate from 0.1 to 0.05 units/kg/h considered. Furthermore, section has been added address recognition sodium co-transporter 2 inhibitors associated with increased risk euglycaemic ketoacidosis. ketoacidosis in people end-stage renal failure or dialysis also mentioned. Finally, algorithms illustrate have updated.