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A 24-year-old man with type 1 diabetes presents with 24 hours of polyuria, vomiting and abdominal pain. Capillary blood glucose is 26 mmol per litre, ketones 4.5 mmol per litre and venous blood gas shows pH 7.15 and bicarbonate 10 mmol per litre. What is the most appropriate initial fluid management?

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