A member asked:

Husband has constipation then bloatedness then diarrhea and vomiting for 10days, today he went to hospital and doc says he has dka what are causes?

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Dr. Quang Nguyen answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

Diabetes: Dka is more common in patients with type 1 diabetes. It occurs when there is a complete lack of Insulin causing your body to go through a different pathway to create "energy" leading to build up of acids which are toxic to the enzymes in the body. Stress, not taking insulin, infections are common things that bring on dka. Does he has known diabetes?

Answered 6/25/2014

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