Background: The primary objective was to compare time taken until resolution of acidosis in standard dose insulin infusion group and low dose insulin infusion group. The secondary objectives were to compare the time taken until decline in blood glucose till 250 mg/dl in both the groups, to compare the proportion of children developing Hypoglycemia in both the groups, to compare the proportion of children developing Hypokalemia in both the groups, to compare the episodes of treatment failures in both the groups