Explanation

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a condition where there's too much sugar (hyperglycemia) and ketones (ketosis) in the blood, along with an imbalance in the body's acid-base levels (metabolic acidosis). To deal with this, the body starts taking deep and fast breaths, known as Kussmaul respirations, to get rid of excess acid through the breath. This kind of breathing shows the body is trying to fix the acid imbalance. The opposite conditions - low blood sugar, a shift towards too much base in the body, and slow, shallow breathing - do not match diabetic ketoacidosis.