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HornedLion posted...

What in the Mary Poppins is Ketoacidosis?

When the body doesn't make enough insulin, it breaks down fat. Normally this is fine as it's how you lose weight, but diabetic ketoacidosis is a magnitude more worse. They won't have the ability to flush the amount of ketones being produced so they're likely to go into a diabetic coma, at which point their chances of dying unless treated immediately are very high.

You can purchase ketone strips at generally any pharmacy and test your urine for ketones.