The patient is receiving the incorrect dose of insulin, not the right kind of insulin, missing a dose of insulin, previous illnesses, trauma, and even surgery, can initiate diabetic ketoacidosis. When there is a lack of glucose being transported to the cells, the body begins compensating by increasing various hormones, such as epinephrine, cortisol, norepi, growth hormone, and glucagon levels. Following that, muscle cells begin to be broken down into amino acids, which are then converted into glucose. Subsequently, the amino acids that are converted cause hyperglycemia, or an increase in blood sugar. Then, fatty tissue discharges fatty acids, which are sent to the liver to be converted to ketones. As the ketones build up the body goes into
