Alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA) is the buildup of ketones (type of acid that forms when the body breaks down fat for energy) in the blood due to heavy alcohol use. It was first diagnosed about 40 ...

This typically occurs in people with diabetes. That said, both starvation and the overuse of alcohol in place of food can cause ketoacidosis regardless of whether you have diabetes. "Because there ...

Causes of lactic acidosis are many and include: Alcohol use disorder (alcoholic ketoacidosis) Fasting (starvation ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis, alcoholic ketoacidosis,uremia, lactic acidosis and toxic ingestion were not present. Starvation ketosis caused by vomiting was a possible contributor, however, the degree of ...

Ketosis is when ketones are produced in the body from the breakdown of fat for energy. Only if too many ketones accumulate in the body may ketosis progress to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a life ...

We sought to describe their association with euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (euDKA) in hopes that it will enhance recognition of this potentially life-threatening complication. Research Design ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis occurs when a person with diabetes type 1 or 2 has dangerously high levels of ketones in the body. It can be a medical emergency. Share on Pinterest Caíque de Abreu/Getty ...