The fulminant index: A method of rapidly differentiating fulminant type 1 diabetes from diabetic ketoacidosis

Fulminant type 1 diabetes (FT1D) could present diabetes ketoacidosis (DKA) at early onset. It is crucial to identify FT1D from DKA manifestations in time at clinical practice. This study was aimed at investigating whether the fulminant index (FI), encompassing plasma glucose (PG) to glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) ratio (PG/HbA1c), serum potassium ion (K+ ) to HbA1c ratio (K+ /HbA1c) and serum sodium ion (Na+ ) multiplied by HbA1c (Na+ *HbA1c), is...