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Ketoacidosis at presentation of type 1 diabetes in children in Kuwait: frequency and clinical characteristics
Pediatric Diabetes, 10/13/09

Abdul–Rasoul M et al. – This study provides recent data on Middle Eastern population, for whom data are sparse. Although it has significantly decreased, the frequency of DKA at presentation of T1DM in children in Kuwait is still high, secondary to the high prevalence of diabetes in the community. Young children, especially those less than 2 yr old remain at high risk. Increasing the general awareness of the public as well as of pediatricians to the disease may lead to early diagnosis before the development of acidosis.

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