Definitions for "Diabetic ketoacidosis"
The most severe state of diabetes, in which there are markedly elevated glucose levels in blood and urine, elevated ketones in blood and urine, dehydration, and electrolyte imbalance. ( See ketoacidosis.)
Serious complication of diabetes mellitus in which the body produces acids that cause fluid and electrolyte disorders, dehydration and sometimes coma.
A dangerous condition in which the blood becomes acidic due to a buildup of ketones; it arises during severe insulin deficiency.