%0 Journal Article %A Catherine F Gouveia %A Tahseen A Chowdhury %T Managing hyperglycaemic emergencies: an illustrative case and review of recent British guidelines %D 2013 %R 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-2-160 %J Clinical Medicine %P 160-162 %V 13 %N 2 %X 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. %U https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/clinmedicine/13/2/160.full.pdf