Please explain to me ...with thanks :Second paragraph , copied and pasted from Melitta's provided link " Diabetic ketoacidosis, a consequence of uncontrolled diabetes, occurs when the body’s cells don’t have enough glucose to use for energy, so they switch to burning ketones " ???
Should this read instead ???( copied and pasted as well ): DKA results from a shortage of insulin; in response the body switches to burning fatty acids and producing acidic ketone bodies that cause most of the symptom
One of the Maryland statistics was my son's brother-in-law who died of undiagnosed diabetes at age 28. He thought he had the flu and as far as I know, did not go to the doctor. He was overweight, so might have been diagnosed as Type 2 had he gone to the doctor and been tested. But I assume that he was in ketoacidosis and probably was Type 1. Very sad and very scary.
Thanks Shawnmarie !...and I am still confused about the article's statement because I have this notion , that one has too much glucose in the cells ??? :( I may need to put the thought to bed ??
aha to your comment and I found this : This is where insulin becomes important, because it is insulin that opens up cells to glucose. ...thanks again Shawnmarie !