Open AccessA Case Report: Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis Presenting as Chest Pain in a Patient on a Low Carbohydrate Diet
Author(s) -
Brenda Dorcely,
Juliaitis,
Arthur Schwartzbard,
Jonathan Newman,
Ira J. Goldberg,
Melissa Sum
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current diabetes reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1875-6417
pISSN - 1573-3998
DOI - 10.2174/1573399816666200316112709
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic ketoacidosis , chest pain , diabetes mellitus , acute coronary syndrome , unstable angina , ketoacidosis , coronary artery disease , emergency department , empagliflozin , myocardial infarction , type 2 diabetes , cardiology , surgery , type 1 diabetes , endocrinology , psychiatry
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 [SGLT2] inhibitors reduce cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with diabetes, particularly patients with established cardiovascular disease. Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis [euDKA], a complication of SGLT2 therapy, can be exacerbated by a low carbohydrate diet.