Diabetic ketoacidosis. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threatening problem that affects people with diabetes. It occurs when the body cannot use sugar (glucose) as a fuel source because there is no insulin or not enough insulin. Fat is used for fuel instead.
end-of-life care. 1  multidimensional and multidisciplinary physical, emotional, and spiritual care of the patient with terminal illness, including support of family and caregivers.
And it does not signal the end of life. Menopause is simply the stage in a woman's life when menstruation ends. It is a normal and natural biological process - the aging of your reproductive system - brought on by the gradual loss of estrogen and progesterone , the sex hormones that are secreted by the ovaries.