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A 23-year-old man with type 1 diabetes mellitus stops his background Insulin for 2 days because of nausea and poor oral intake. He presents with polyuria, vomiting and abdominal pain. Capillary glucose is 26 mmol/L, ketones 4.5 mmol/L and venous pH 7.18. What is the most appropriate initial management step?

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