What to do for someone in Diabetic coma ? Posted: 08-03-07 09:56am
I live in Mendocino County California and
recently met the father of some of the
kids that "hang out" at our place. He was
explaining to me how he took one of his
boys in for a Dr. appointment and happened
to mention how thirsty he had been lately
to the doctor.... was asked to take a test
for diabetes, and since then he has been
living close to death every day. The
numbers he gets while monitoring this
disease are most often diabetic coma level
and he seems so lost behind it all.
This 45 year old man has worked hard all
his life, fathered and raised seven kids,
and has always been healthy until now. He
doesn't know what to do in terms of
getting a grip on his disease because he
is self employed.... without the right
kind of insurance, leaving him to pay cash
out of pocket any time he sees a doctor,
as well as pay for all that costly insulin
and testing supplies. (which on the day I
met him he had already injected 3 doses
that day by 2:30 P.M.).
I have never met persons, or
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Diabetes Answer A3240 Posted: 09-18-07 03:07am
Diabetic comma is a life threatening
condition that can be treated only in a
hospital. High levels of glucose can be
decreased with crystal insulin (fast
acting) but should be administered
together with intake of lot of intra
venous infusions of NaCl 0.9%-solution
according to a special protocol. When the
glucose level is normalized and the person
is stabilized, he can use insulin (slow
acting) by himself according to the
doctor's prescription.
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