Diabetic ketoacidosis may occur in a patient with type 1 diabetes who
a. gets caught in traffic and misses a meal.
b. participates in an all-day sporting event.
c. accidentally takes a double dose of insu-lin.
d. goes away for the weekend and forgets to take his or her insulin.
D
Diabetic ketoacidosis may occur in a patient with type 1 diabetes who goes away for the week-end and forgets to take his or her insulin. Missing a meal would cause hypoglycemia. Participa-tion in an all-day sporting event could cause hypoglycemia if he or she did not eat extra food. Accidentally taking a double dose of insulin would cause hypoglycemia.
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