Diabetic ketoacidosis Occurring with lower blood glucose levels in pregnancy: A report of two cases

Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 452-455

  Madaan, Monika ^a   Aggarwal, Kiran ^a   Sharma, Ritu ^a   Trivedi, Shubha Sagar ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetic ketoacidosis; Euglycemia; Glycemic index; Insulin

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN ZINC SUSPENSION; ISOPHANE INSULIN; METFORMIN; RECOMBINANT HUMAN INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDRATION; KETONURIA; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CESAREAN SECTION; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866908592     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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