Background: Length of stay (LOS) is an important outcome measure in the evaluation of the quality of care for hospitalized patients. LOS in adults with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is reported to be about 3 days, but detailed information about LOS in pediatric patients with DKA is lacking. Knowledge of factors that impact LOS is essential [...]

Background: COVID-19 has placed an unprecedented strain on healthcare systems worldwide, increasing demand for critical care beds1. To address shortage of critical care beds, innovative methods to increase capacity are needed. At our large, urban academic safety-net hospital, patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) are admitted to critical care units for intravenous (IV) insulin administration and [...]

Case Presentation: Mr. O is a 28 year old Navy cadet with no significant past medical history who presented to the Emergency Department with three days of malaise, nausea, polyuria, and polydipsia in the setting of recent steroids for a new rash. On presentation, Mr. O’s glucose returned at 624 mg/dL, pH was 7.28 and [...]

Case Presentation: A 55-year-old man with poorly-controlled type II diabetes and coronary artery bypass graft one month previously presented with a three-day history of dyspnea, nausea, vomiting, and constipation. He had been started on empagliflozin/metformin HCl after his bypass. On presentation, his vital signs were remarkable for tachycardia. His exam was notable for mild left [...]

Case Presentation: A previously healthy 19 year-old female presented to the emergency room with complaints of nausea, headaches, polyuria, polydipsia and anorexia for four days. She denied urinary urgency or frequency. Her exam was unremarkable except for a flat affect and slowed speech. She was found to have hyperglycemia to 401mg/dL, elevated beta hydroxybutyrate to [...]

Case Presentation: A 52-year-old Hispanic man with a medical history of hypertension, T2D with neuropathy, and hyperlipidemia without previous exposure to glucocorticoid presented to the emergency department (ED) with mild fever, headache, and shortness lasting three days. His diabetes had been well controlled with glipizide, metformin, and liraglutide, and his recent glycated hemoglobin was 7.2% [...]