28th May 2025

You review a 20-year-old male that was admitted with diabetes ketoacidosis 6 hours ago, a repeat venous blood gas shows pH 7.31, glucose 16, potassium 5.8 and urinary ketones are 1+.

You review a 20-year-old male that was admitted with diabetes ketoacidosis 6 hours ago, a repeat venous blood gas shows pH 7.31, glucose 16, potassium 5.8 and urinary ketones are 1+. He is not eating and drinking yet as he still feels nauseous, he is on a fixed rate intravenous insulin infusion. What is the next step in management?

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