Abstract
PLASMA aldosterone concentrations were measured in 14 patients in diabetic ketoacidosis and in 20 patients with poorly controlled non-ketotic diabetes, both before treatment and again when metabolic control was achieved. Plasma aldosterone was above normal in 12 of 14 patients in ketoacidosis and there was a highly significant fall in mean plasma aldosterone concentration when metabolic control improved. Plasma aldosterone concentration in ketoacidosis was significantly related to plasma angiotensin //, arterial pH and indirect indices of dehydration. Plasma aldosterone was also above normal before treatment in 7 of 20 patients with poorly controlled non-ketotic diabetes. When metabolic control improved there was a small but significant reduction in mean plasma aldosterone concentration. However, plasma aldosterone and angiotensin were not significantly related in these patients.
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