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Diabetic ketoacidosis and rhabdomyolysis following excessive intake of a weight reducing diet. 1998

S B Goyal, and R S Goyal

Department of Internal Medicine, Lincoln Hospital, New York Medical College, Bronx, USA. sangoy@pol.net

With the awareness of health problems related to obesity, weight reducing diets have become very popular. However, if these meal supplements are not taken as recommended, they can cause considerable harm in high risk individuals. We report a case of a young obese man who developed diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) followed by rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure (ARF) after excessive intake of a high carbohydrate containing weight-reducing meal. DKA associated with excessive intake of weight reducing diets has not been reported previously. In people with obesity and insulin resistance improper use of these supplements can cause severe metabolic complications.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009765	Obesity	A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
D004038	Diet, Reducing	A diet designed to cause an individual to lose weight.	Weight Loss Diet,Weight Reduction Diet,Diet, Weight Loss,Diet, Weight Reduction,Diets, Reducing,Diets, Weight Loss,Diets, Weight Reduction,Reducing Diet,Reducing Diets,Weight Loss Diets,Weight Reduction Diets
D005526	Food, Formulated	Food and dietary formulations including elemental (chemically defined formula) diets, synthetic and semisynthetic diets, space diets, weight-reduction formulas, tube-feeding diets, complete liquid diets, and supplemental liquid and solid diets.	Diet, Chemically Defined,Diet, Elemental,Diet, Formula,Diet, Synthetic,Dietary Formulations,Chemically Defined Diet,Synthetic Diet,Chemically Defined Diets,Dietary Formulation,Diets, Chemically Defined,Diets, Elemental,Diets, Formula,Diets, Synthetic,Elemental Diet,Elemental Diets,Foods, Formulated,Formulated Food,Formulated Foods,Formulation, Dietary,Formulations, Dietary
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D012206	Rhabdomyolysis	Necrosis or disintegration of skeletal muscle often followed by myoglobinuria.	Rhabdomyolyses
D012651	Self Medication	The self administration of medication not prescribed by a physician or in a manner not directed by a physician.	Medication, Self,Medications, Self,Self Medications
D013997	Time Factors	Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.	Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D016883	Diabetic Ketoacidosis	A life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus, primarily of TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS with severe INSULIN deficiency and extreme HYPERGLYCEMIA. It is characterized by KETOSIS; DEHYDRATION; and depressed consciousness leading to COMA.	Acidosis, Diabetic,DKA Diabetic Ketoacidosis,Diabetic Acidosis,Diabetic Ketosis,Ketoacidosis, Diabetic,Ketosis, Diabetic,Acidoses, Diabetic,DKA Diabetic Ketoacidoses,Diabetic Acidoses,Diabetic Ketoacidoses,Diabetic Ketoacidosis, DKA,Diabetic Ketoses,Ketoacidoses, Diabetic,Ketoacidosis, DKA Diabetic,Ketoses, Diabetic