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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Secondary Prevention

Secondary prevention of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) includes takeing the following measures:

• Diabetic education
• Blood glucose monitoring
• Sick-day management
• Home monitoring of ketones or beta-hydroxybutyrate
• Supplemental short-acting insulin regimens
• Easily digestible liquid diets when sick
• Reducing, rather than eliminating, insulin when patients are not eating
• Guidelines for when patients should seek medical attention
• Case monitoring of high-risk patients
• Special education for patients on pump management