Why arterial Pco2 decreases in type 1 diabetics?

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If you are talking about DKA then it's because the metabolic acidosis caused by the ketonemia is compansated by increased respiratory rate to wash out co2(acidotic breathing) in attempt to increase pH back to normal

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