Talk:Ketoacidosis

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[edit] Ketosis -> Ketoacidosis -> Undernutrion/Starvation

The entry discusses the link between diabetes or alcohol and Ketoacidosis, but only softly refers to starvation. Is it possible or probable to experience Ketoacidosis where insulin function is normal, but glucose or carbohydrate ingestion is extremely low? If not, why not? How does the manifestation of extreme Ketosis differ from Ketoacidosis if this circumstance doesn't lead to Ketoacidosis?

The real problem is that this article fails to address the role of ketoacidosis in the fasted state. Ketoacidosis occurs in a variety of situations that have nothing to do with diabetes or alcohol.

Is it extreme Ketosis or Ketoacidosis that sometimes occurs in children (especially females) and usually resolves by puberty? The already benign attributation to Ketosis with Ketoacidosis may further confuse, when this article is seperated from diabetic Ketoacidosis.



I don't think they should be merged into one article because the etiologies of diabeteic and other ketoacidoses are vastly different.--dp 17:54, 12 June 2007 (UTC)