What is the diff. btwn DKA and HHNS??

[kirsteen0926]

HI,

I am a nursing student and I have never been able to grasp the difference between DKA and HHNS. Can somebody help me to understand better? I know that HHNS is r/t type 2 diabetes and DKA is more r/t Type 1. Which one is more serious? What is the exact difference? They both seem pretty similar to me. I have struggled with this for almost 2 years. I would like to know the difference.

Thanks so much,

Kirsten

[xtxrn, ASN, RN]

OP was in 2008...... wonder how it all turned out :)