Treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

M. Mcb Page; D. A. Pyke; P. J. Watkins; P. H. SÃ¶nksen; C. Lowy; T. E.T. West; R. H. Greenwood; K. G.M.M. Alberti; Leonard L. Madison; Thomas A. Schultz; John L. Verkleeren; Richard D. Blevins

doi:10.1056/NEJM197605202942119

Treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

M. Mcb Page, D. A. Pyke, P. J. Watkins, P. H. SÃ¶nksen, C. Lowy, T. E.T. West, R. H. Greenwood, K. G.M.M. Alberti, Leonard L. Madison, Thomas A. Schultz, John L. Verkleeren, Richard D. Blevins

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To the Editor: Dr. Madison (N Engl J Med 294:393, 1976) is critical of the method of treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis with low dose intravenous infusion of insulin described by ourselves and our colleagues¹and others² ³and pleads for “caution.” Presumably, his anxiety is that the dose in this regimen may be too low and that patients will be put at risk by inadequate treatment. We suspect that the actual dose of insulin is of minor importance provided enough is given, and we believe that our use of 6 units per hour is sufficient and even allows a considerable.Â .Â .

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1183-1184
Number of pages	2
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	294
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM197605202942119
State	Published - May 20 1976

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Treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

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