Diabetic ketoacidosis can develop when blood glucose is greater than ____ mg/dL.

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Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious complication of diabetes that occurs when there is a lack of insulin in the body, leading to elevated blood glucose levels (>250 mg/dL) and the breakdown of fat for energy, resulting in the production of ketones that can make the blood acidic. Therefore, option A (250 mg/dL) is the closest to the threshold level for the development of DKA. Options B (450 mg/dL), C (650 mg/dL), and D (700 mg/dL) are much higher than the typical blood glucose threshold for DKA.

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