Kussmaul breathing will occur in children with diabetes mellitus Type 1 when:
1. The body is near death.
2. The body is attempting to correct the metabolic acidosis state.
3. The child has consumed too much sugar.
4. The body is attempting to balance the metabolic alkalosis state.
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1. Kussmaul breathing may be seen near death, but the body is attempting to correct the metabolic acidosis.
2. The body is attempting to reach equilibrium and correct the metabolic acidosis, thus creating the slower breathing.
3. The body is producing too much insulin, thus not needing sugar.
4. The body is trying to balance itself from a metabolic acidosis state.
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