Hospitalization Rates For Diabetic Ketoacidosis Are On The Rise

reports that CDC data indicate that “hospitalization rates for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) are on the rise.” Following “a nearly 10-year period of slight decline, age-adjusted rates of hospitalization for the life-threatening, preventable diabetes complication increased nearly 55% between 2009 and 2014.” The findings were published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. https://login.medscape.com/login/sso/getlogin?urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL3ZpZXdhcnRpY2xlLzg5NDY3Mg==&ac=401