Department of Diabetes Mellitus and Endocrinology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan. takunam@osaka-med.jrc.or.jp
Abstract:
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute, life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus and is caused by insulin insufficiency. Hypothermia is defined as a core temperature of less than 35°C and is sometimes accompanied by DKA. We report two patients with diabetes who were admitted for DKA accompanied by hypothermia.