9. Is There Emergency Treatment?
If you have diabetic ketoacidosis (or hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome), you will need emergency care. The treatment involves fluid replacement intravenously or orally to replace what you lost through excessive urination. It will also dilute the sugar in your blood. Your electrolytes can be replaced at the hospital, too. Without insulin, these minerals are also lowered, but necessary for nerve cell function. Finally, insulin therapy will reverse the build-up of ketones.
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