Diagnosis, Prevention, And Treatment For Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Urinalysis

An individual who is suspected of having diabetic ketoacidosis may need to undergo a urinalysis to check for ketone presence in their urine. A diabetes patient who does not manage their glucose levels properly will develop diabetic ketoacidosis because there is not enough insulin to carry out the process of ATP production from glucose. When the cells cannot produce cellular energy from glucose because there is no insulin present, they have to utilize fats to produce energy instead. The process the cells use to make energy out of fats is referred to as ketogenesis in the medical community. Ketones are acids produced as a byproduct of the ketogenesis process. When insulin is not supplied to the body of a diabetes patient, their body will carry out excessive ketogenesis processes to produce energy the cells can use. An individual's kidneys are responsible for filtering waste products from their blood like ketones so they can be excreted through the urine. High levels of ketones in the blood are directly correlated with high levels of ketones in the urine.

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