Study of different insulin regimens in the management of diabetic ketoacidosis

ABSTRACT

Diabetic ketoacidosis was invariably fatal before the introduction of insulin therapy. Small doses of insulin are sufficient to lead to a smooth recovery from ketoacidosis. In this work, a comparative study was done between big and small doses regimens in the management of ketoacidosis. It was conducted on 24 patients with varying degrees of diabetic ketoacidosis. All patients were subjected to complete physical examination including the level of conciousness, cardiac, chest, and neurological examination, blood sugar level, urine for glycosuria, ketoaciduria, pus cells and casts, complete blood picture serum sodium and potassium, blood urea and ECG. The results were discussed in details