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August 27, 2026

Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Ketone Testing: Why Beta-Hydroxybutyrate, Glucose, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Results Must Be Read Together

How the DKA triad—ketosis, hyperglycemia or known diabetes, and metabolic acidosis—guides urgent diagnosis, severity assessment, and safe follow-up.

Diabetic ketoacidosis, or DKA, develops when insulin is too low for the body's needs and the liver rapidly produces acidic ketones. The resulting crisis is not defined by one abnormal value. Clinicians must establish three […]

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August 27, 2026

1,5-Anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG): When A1C May Miss Recent Glucose Spikes

An evidence-based guide to the narrow role of 1,5-AG as an adjunct—not a replacement—for A1C, plasma glucose, home monitoring, or continuous glucose data.

A1C and 1,5-anhydroglucitol do not compete for the same job. A1C is an established test for diabetes screening, diagnosis, and longer-term monitoring. 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) is a narrower adjunctive marker that may fall when glucose has […]

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