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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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Robert Ferry Jr., MD

Robert Ferry Jr., MD

Robert Ferry Jr., MD, is a U.S. board-certified Pediatric Endocrinologist. After taking his baccalaureate degree from Yale College, receiving his doctoral degree and residency training in pediatrics at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), he completed fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

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Next Steps

Follow-up

• In cases of mild dehydration with borderline diabetic ketoacidosis, you may be treated and released from the emergency department providing that you are reliable and will promptly follow-up with your health care practitioner.

• Whether you are released to go home or monitored in the hospital, it is important that close monitoring of blood sugar and urinary ketone levels be continued. Elevated blood sugars should be controlled with extra insulin doses and drinking plenty of sugar-free fluids.

• Long-term care should include periodic follow-up with your health care practitioner to achieve good control of blood sugars. Care includes screening for and treating the complications of diabetes by periodic blood tests of hemoglobin A1C, kidney function, and cholesterol, as well as an annual eye examination and regular inspection of the feet (for evidence of wounds or damage to nerves).