TY - JOUR T1 - Managing hyperglycaemic emergencies: an illustrative case and review of recent British guidelines JF - Clinical Medicine JO - Clin Med SP - 160 LP - 162 DO - 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-2-160 VL - 13 IS - 2 AU - Catherine F Gouveia AU - Tahseen A Chowdhury Y1 - 2013/04/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/13/2/160.abstract N2 - Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic syndrome are important hyperglycaemic emergencies seen in patients with diabetes. Occasionally, differentiation between the two conditions can be difficult. We present the case of a patient whose hyperglycaemic emergency was managed in a way that could have adversely influenced the outcome. We also discuss important aspects of the new Joint British Diabetes Societies Guidelines on the management of hyperglycaemic emergencies. ER -