Endocrine Abstracts

Background/Aims: Ketosis in patients with known Type 2 diabetes mellitus is overlooked due to atypical symptoms. Type 2 diabetes (DT2) is characterized by a longer period of asymptomatic hyperglycaemia than Type 1 diabetes(DT1). The objective of this study was to compare glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels in ketoacidosis (DKA) occurring in known and newly diagnosed diabetes.Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study concernin...