How To Prevent Sickness In A Diabetic?
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- What Is It? & Symptoms
- Diagnosis & Expected Duration
- Prevention & Treatment
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Prevention
If you have type 1 diabetes, you usually can prevent diabetic ketoacidosis by following the insulin regimen and diet prescribed by your doctor and by testing your blood glucose regularly. If your body is stressed by an infection, ketoacidosis can develop within hours, and you may not be able to prevent it. It is important for you to check your blood sugar more frequently during an infection, so you can adjust your treatment. It is also important for you to recognize that vomiting and...
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How to Manage Sick Days When You're Diabetic
Monitoring Test blood glucose every three hours. Check ketones daily. Insulin dosing If BG is elevated and ketones are negative, increase basal or lantus by 50% for 24 hours. If BG is elevated and ketones are postive,...
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