High unchanged incidence of diabetic ketoacidosis between 2000 and 2009 in Auckland children

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High unchanged incidence of diabetic ketoacidosis between 2000 and 2009 in Auckland children SW Cutfield1, J Derraik1, C Jefferies2, PL Hofman1, WS Cutfield1* From 7th APPES Biennial Scientific Meeting Nusa Dua, Bali. 14-17 November 2012 Background Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a potentially life threatening complication of initial presentation with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Annual DKA incidence data has been reported in selected populations in many studies, however few studies have reported the trend in DKA incidence over time in an unselected representative childhood population. Aims To determine the annual incidence of DKA at initial presentation with type 1 diabetes mellitus in all children