TYPE 2 DIABETES AND DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS (DKA)
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening complication caused by insulin depletion. It is being increasingly linked with type 2 diabetes, especially among African Americans and Hispanics.
It is not clear, however, what causes total insulin depletion in victims of DKA. Since Insulin Resistance can lead to relative insulin insufficiency and hyperglycemia, better management of diabetes by increasing insulin sensitivity may reduce the risk of DKA, which can be caused in numerous ways.
The process is usually triggered in insulin-deficient patients by a stressful event, most often pneumonia or urinary tract infections. Other triggers include alcohol abuse, physical injury, pulmonary embolism or a heart attack. (1)
In addition, severely low insulin levels can cause excessive amounts of glucose in the bloodstream, a condition called Hyperglycemia. The breakdown of fat in the body then accelerates and increases the production of fatty acids. These fatty acids are converted into chemicals called ketone bodies, which are toxic at high levels.
Symptoms and complications include the following:
Nausea and vomiting.
Breathing may be abnormally deep and rapid with frequent sighing.
Rapid heartbeat.
If the condition persists, coma and, eventually, death, may occur. However, death from DKA has decreased to about 2% of all cases over the last 20 years.
Other serious complications from DKA include aspiration pneumonia and adult respiratory distress syndrome.
Life-saving treatment involves rapid re-hydration using an intravenous saline solution followed by low-dose insulin and potassium replacement.
The Insulite Diabetes Advanced Management System is a scientific breakthrough that could improve your health by increasing the insulin sensitivity of your cells. Greater sensitivity can result in a huge improvement in the efficient processing of glucose and insulin, which may reduce the amount of insulin you require to manage your Diabetes.
By lowering insulin intake and dependency through more effective management of your Diabetes, you are likely to experience better long-term health and a greater sense of well being. You may also reduce your risk as someone with Diabetes of developing such serious, insulin imbalance-linked complications as failing eyesight, kidney and heart disease and the need for amputation.
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