Question

In which of the following condition diabetic coma is due to hyposecretion of insulin?
A) Glucose level increased in blood
B) Keto acidosis formation take place
C) Dehydration process start
D) All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Diabetic coma is a life-threatening emergency that is caused if a person has diabetes. In this condition, the person will be unconscious and is unable to respond to any stimulus. The person could be suffering from high blood glucose which is called hyperglycemia or low blood glucose which is known as hypoglycemia.

Complete answer:
Immediate medical attention is required if a person goes into a diabetic coma.
The different types of diabetic coma are:
I) Severe diabetic hyperglycemia - It happens in people with Type two diabetes. If this condition develops then blood sugar will be as high as six hundred micrograms per deciliter and blood will be thicker than normal.
II) Diabetic ketoacidosis which is more common in people with Type one diabetes. It could happen in people with blood sugar as low as two fifty micrograms per deciliter or even lower in some cases. The body uses fatty acids instead of glucose for fuel and ketones develop in your urine and bloodstream.
Diabetic ketoacidosis results in unconsciousness from a combination of severe hyperglycemia, dehydration, shock and exhaustion.

Thus, the correct answer is option D which is all of the above.

Note: The cause of diabetic coma depends on the type of diabetes the person has:
- People with type one diabetes have a greater chance of going into a diabetic coma as a result of diabetic ketoacidosis or hypoglycemia because people with type one diabetes always need insulin and have a wider range in their blood glucose levels than people with type two diabetes.
- People with type 2 diabetes have a greater chance of going into a diabetic coma from diabetic hyperosmolar syndrome than from either diabetic ketoacidosis or hypoglycemia.