Hyperlactatemia in diabetic ketoacidosis.
Umesh MasharaniLisa A StryckerAnn A LazarKarin WuGeorge A BrooksPublished in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2021)
Elevated lactate level is the norm in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis. Higher blood glucose levels and higher hydrogen ion concentrations are related to greater lactate. With treatment, there are different patterns of decline in lactate levels.