Strawberry pink blood: hypertriglyceridaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis secondary to poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus

• Published in: BMJ case reports Vol. 14; no. 8; p. e243696
• Main Authors: Tan, Timothy Xin Zhong, Lim, Steven Hoon Chin, Khoo, Joan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 20.08.2021; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Abdomen; Acidosis; Blood tests; Cardiac arrhythmia; Case Report; Case reports; Diabetes; Diabetic ketoacidosis; Drug overdose; Electrolytes; Glucose; Hyperkalemia; Hypokalemia; Insulin; Laboratories; Malnutrition; Metabolism; Pancreatitis; Sepsis; Triglycerides

A 54-year-old woman with insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with acute shortness of breath and drowsiness on a background of polydipsia, weakness and significant weight loss. One year ago, she had decided to stop her insulin and other medications and adopt lifestyle modifications i...