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DKA

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DKA
abbr.
diabetic ketoacidosis
DKA,
abbreviation for diabetic ketoacidosis.
DKA
Diabetic ketoacidosis, see there
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Hope was admitted to hospital with DKA (diabetic ketoacidosis), a serious complication of diabetes that can lead the body to start breaking down stored fat as an alternate energy source.
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DKA may occasionally affect those with type 2 diabetes in periods when the body is highly stressed, for example during a severe infection.
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