Open AccessLevel of awareness of diabetic ketoacidosis among diabetes mellitus patients in Riyadh
Author(s) -
Bara'a Ahmad Farran,
Rayan Ibrahim Bin Elaiwah,
Abdullah Thamer Aldarsouny,
Abdulmalik Mohammed Alshamrani,
Abdulrahman Mohammed Almaslamani,
Bader Faiz Alsubie,
Mohammed Mwafaq Zainab,
Mohammed Othman Alkulaib,
Ammar Khalifah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_385_20
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic ketoacidosis , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , population , cross sectional study , complication , type 1 diabetes , diabetes management , ketoacidosis , pediatrics , type 2 diabetes , environmental health , endocrinology , pathology
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is considered to be a serious acute life-menacing complication of diabetes type (1) and type (2). The study aims to assess the level of awareness regarding DKA among diabetic patients in the Riyadh population.