ea0078p28 | Diabetes | BSPED2021
Viswanath Vidya
, Badawy Mohammed
, Khetriwal Babita
, Pradhan Swati
, Williams Rachel
, Pathan Nazima
, Marcovecchio Loredana
Introduction: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) remains a common presentation of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children. During the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of presentation in DKA increased. Electrolyte abnormalities can occur during DKA treatment, but they are uncommon at presentation. We report a teenage girl with new-onset T1D presenting in severe DKA, complicated by profound hypokalaemia and hypernatremia. Case Report: A previously healthy 13-year-old girl was ...