About Doctor Appointment

Hello again everyone, this is Eddie. I just wanted to let you know about the Doctor appointment. Denise is in what is known as diabetic ketoacidosis, I will let you know what that is.
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a serious complication of diabetes mellitus. In this condition, insufficient insulin levels in the body result in high blood sugar (glucose) and the buildup of substances called ketones in the blood (ketoacidosis). Left untreated, diabetic ketoacidosis leads to coma and eventual death.
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is usually triggered by a stressful event, such as an illness or another health problem.
Fortunately, diabetic ketoacidosis can be successfully treated with prompt medical care.
Signs and symptoms
Signs and symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis can develop in less than 24 hours. Elevated blood sugar and high levels of ketones in your blood are typical signs of DKA. Other signs and symptoms may include:
Excessive thirst or urination
Weakness and fatigue
Deep, slow breathing
Nausea, vomiting and stomach pain
Decreased appetite and weight loss
Fruity-scented breath (caused by high ketone levels)
People with diabetic ketoacidosis often become dehydrated because they produce large amounts of urine. Signs of dehydration include a rapid heartbeat (tachycardia) and low blood pressure (hypotension). Untreated diabetic ketoacidosis results in coma and eventual death.
Causes
Diabetic ketoacidosis occurs in people who have diabetes. People with diabetes have insufficient levels of the hormone insulin, which is necessary to help your cells take up glucose to use as energy. Even if your blood is flooded with glucose, it's still not available to the cells in the absence of insulin.
As the cells' energy reserves become depleted, your body attributes the problem to a lack of glucose in the blood — which isn't actually the case — and prompts the release of hormones that break down alternate fuels such as fat stores into glucose. The process of breaking down fats forms acids known as ketones. Increased ketone levels in the blood upset the pH balance in your blood, making the blood more acidic (acidosis). An acidic environment is toxic to your body's cells.
Stressful events often set off an episode of diabetic ketoacidosis because stress prompts the release of excessive amounts of hormones that break down fat into glucose, overwhelming the ability of insulin to "permit" the uptake of glucose into the cells.
Underlying triggers Most cases of diabetic ketoacidosis are triggered by an underlying health problem. The most common cause of DKA is an infection, such as pneumonia or a urinary tract infection. They gave her more fluids through an I.V. today, and changed her insulin. They did blood work to check her liver enzymes, please pray that this has not affected her liver. She got to come home, but is so tired. They are watching her closely, she has to go see another eye specialist tomorrow. She is my brave, patient little patient. She loves you all, and keeps you in her prayers. Bless you for caring about my wife. Please keep praying for her. Thank you all, I am going to fix us something to eat, and then we are both going to sleep.