Diabetic ketoacidosis treatment

Diabetic ketoacidosis patients, mainly because of the absolute or relative deficiency of insulin caused by, so show severe water loss. Treatment must be active supplement test, generally first use saline, about the first hour should be supplemented to 4000~6000 ml. Such as blood sugar dropped to 13.9 mmol per liter or less, it can be changed to glucose treatment. Point 2 is a continuous infusion of low-dose insulin, usually 4 to 6 units per hour, or 0.1 U per kilogram of body weight per hour. Point 3 is also critical, and is to pay attention to potassium supplementation. Because patients with ketoacidosis show severe potassium deficiency, potassium will be further lost when supplementing saline, so when the urine volume exceeds 30 ml per hour, it is necessary to pay attention to potassium supplementation.