Incidence and Predictors of Diabetic Ketoacidosis among Children with Diabetes

Abstract

Diabetic ketoacidosis remains a relevant problem in children with diabetes. Its incidence is wide ranging across the world due to quality of health care services and socioeconomic circumstances; in resent study in Ethiopia high incidence was observed. The interacting factors for diabetic ketoacidosis development are absolute or relative insulin deficiency. In established diabetes diabetic ketoacidosis develops when treatment fails to adequately control blood glucose concentration. Treatment failure can be due to medication non adherence and relative ineffectiveness of insulin when insulin action is antagonized by physiological stress such as infection and inappropriate storage of insulin at home. Diabetic ketoacidosis and its associated complications can be prevented with proper diabetic education and treatment.