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DKA

Weehotty

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has anyone ever had DKA when CRP levels were off the charts ,

years ago I had high ketones and my CRP levels were 29 ( should be 1-10)
 
well Ive got my notes infront of me

CRP 29
Bicarb 22
Hydrogen 44
Ketones 4++++

thoughts ?
 
Not a medical man myself, but Dr Google has this
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.114.001599
The DKA may have been affecting your kidneys as well as stressing your heart. As a layman, I would venture that the DKA came first due to insulin deficiency, leading to a general shutdown reaction to DKA. The stage after DKA happens to be diabetic coma, so maybe this was a close encounter and a severe DKA. Unlikely to be the other way round. The IV drip may have been insulin, but also may be bicarbonate as a treatment for the heart. Just guessing here since I have not experienced anything like this myself.
 
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