Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute endocrine emergency in people with diabetes. Paucity of information prevails over sex- and age-related variations in patients presenting with DKA.Objective: To assess the impact of age and sex in the clinical course, presentation, outcome and management of DKA in people with type 1 (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM).Methods: We included all DKA from April 2014 to September 2020 in ...

Objectives: Limited evidence exists studying the impact of ethnicity on diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). We aimed to study the impact of ethnicity on presentation, management and outcome of DKA in type 1 (T1DM) and type 2 (T2DM) diabetes.Methods: All DKA episodes from April 2014 to September 2020 in a UK tertiary care centre were identified. Data were collected on diabetes type, demographics, biochemical and clinical features on admission, and DKA management...

Objectives: We explored the differences in severity and outcomes of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in people with type 1 (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM).Methods: All DKA episodes from April 2014 to September 2020 at a tertiary care centre in the United Kingdom were identified. People admitted with DKA were classified as having T1DM or T2DM based on previously established diagnosis, autoantibody status, and/or phenotypic features. We compared the differenc...