Pancreatitis and ketoacidosis

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Avatar m tn His doctor says that his blood sugars are well controlled, and he even wakes with low blood sugar (2 m.mol), and has to get up and eat to correct this. He takes his own blood sugars every day as well as 6 monthly testing by the diabetic nurse, but I am worried about possible Ketoacidosis.
Avatar n tn s the acetone...I am a Registered Nurse and worked the ER for 7 years...I have smelled ketoacidosis and this is not it. But I like the way you think ;) But you're right, his sugars are out of control. He often "dumps" his sugars because of too much insulin administration. He follows a sliding scale the Dr. gave him and on occasion winds up nearly passing out because his sugar dumped to 32! (I have honey on hand at all times!
Avatar n tn Ketones are flushed from your body by drinking lots and lots of water or non-caloric fluids. Ketoacidosis can occur if the ketones are not flushed immediately. Ketoacidosis means dangerously high levels of ketones. What are the warning signs of ketoacidosis? Ketoacidosis usually develops slowly. But when vomiting occurs, this life-threatening condition can develop in a few hours.
Avatar n tn Trouble was I had a really bad Nicorette habit. Low and behold I have chronic pancreatitis and if I chew the gum--the pancreatic pain skyrockets. I would say "YES" Nicorette either causes, triggers, or aggrevates pancreatitis.
Avatar f tn im now being directed to take a gastric emptying study which i already have had done a year ago and those results were normal..my question is...is here a link between pancreatitis and bile reflux? and if so, would it not be indicative of an obstruction (due to the minor dilation) of my pancreatic duct....is there any remedies or speculation around these test results?
Avatar n tn I had hyperparathyroidism and it was my understanding that was separate from my thyroid issue. I'm not sure that is clinically correct though. Hope you get more answers.
Avatar m tn Now its been basically non-stop, confirmed by mri, that it is chronic pancreatitis, and fatty liver. Im being sent to a pain specialist for the pain, and hoping he can offer relief, because Ive been recieving very little help from my doctor with that. Im 5'5", used to be about 138lbs, and now am 162, with gain of 10lbs a month on a low fat diet, no meat, no bread, soft food. I dont understand except unless wieght gain is from thyroid going wrong, im hypothyroid.
Avatar f tn I am 32 and alcoholic of about 9 yrs. But started getting cold chills only once or twice a month and sweating weather I have drank anything or not. When I don't eat its worse but my blood sugar seems to always be kind of in range but fluctuates a lot. I did have to go to the Er before because I hadn't drank in days and a breathalyzer said differently so they gave me a blood test nothing in my system...
1090423 tn?1286287650 my doc did run blood tests and a urine and stool test , they came back clear , so i am totally puzzled because it is now getting annoying
Avatar n tn I have been having back pains for the past few months and lately, i have been experiencing tummy pains. I just had my blood test and the results are alarming. SGOT - 75 SGPT - 52 LDH - 293 CPK - 3,074 I have yet to see my doctor. but I am so worried now. Can you please help me? what do those results mean?
Avatar n tn s version of ketoacidosis and there is probably a more scientifc explanation. The bottom line is that ketoacidis left untreated can have very serious consequences. It sound s like you may be experiencing periodic ketoacidosis, but not to the point where you can't use any of the food you are eating. The bloated heavier feeling could result from higher blood sugars, weight gain from eating more or water retention form the stress on your system.
559187 tn?1330782856 Hi there and welcome, unfortunately this community thread is 9 years old and Julie is no long active, i searched the community looking for similar questions and couldn't find anything rekevant sorry. Hope your husband is ok........
Avatar n tn http://www.webmd.
Avatar n tn It is my understanding that if a type 1 diabetic has High BG and ketones, they can go into ketoacidosis and if not treated, they can die, however, I do not believe this would happen in a few hours unless the person was not giving insulin all day long OR unless the person had high ketones all day and could not get his BG down, but I still think that unless the BG was over 600 and not registering on the glucometer, that ketoacidosis would not happen in a couple of hours.
Avatar n tn t really given much say in the matter, as the pancreatitis was a nasty attack and I was strongly advised to get my gallbladder out asap after it. It was a straightforward procedure, with no after effects. I can't really say I felt better, because apart from the pancreatitis incident, I never had any problems beforehand! I do sometimes suffer with the "dumping syndrome" which, whilst unpleasant, doesn't worry me too much as I believe it's normal.
Avatar f tn t seem to care about the Pneumobilia and one Dr seemed to think its normal and I might have it forever, but I am concerned especially about possible infection coming from the small bowel into the Biliary hepatic vessels and also can this air be causing the ongoing Pancreatitis?
1080243 tn?1262975363 Have him seeing a Endocrinologist and a Diabetes Educator and try be with him so you both learn and you are able to help him. Best Wishes!
Avatar m tn been suffering from pancreatitis and doctors thinking my gallbladder may be messed up....How common is it to have had a normal HIDA scan with no apparent stones?
Avatar m tn or it could be pancreatitis.. if you've been drinking or hitting NSAD's really hard lately..the pain is pretty high with pancreatitis and you'd be doubled over..but not always. A blood test for pancreatitis can be used if you've been drinking a lot.. either way with an ulcer i'd avoid alchohol/tylenol/asprin like the plague. That'll kill your stomach.
Avatar f tn You might have pancreatitis. That could cause all 3 symptoms, and the elevated enzymes. Other causes of your symptoms would not likely do that. Make sure your doctor checks you thoroughly for pancreatitis.
Avatar m tn Well I/we know she has a drinking problem, she has started drinking again. She said she researched and drinking Red Wine does not hurt her Pancreatitis. In my feeble attempts of research I have not found anything that supports her thought process. What scares me is she was in a Coma for about 5 weeks and came real close to death for the first week or so, the doctors didn't think she was going to live.
Avatar n tn I am volunteer, and the mom of a type one and daughter of a type 2 diabetic, not a physician. I can tell you that ketoneacidosis is not to be taken lightly. It is recommended that you call your physician when ketones are present. Ketones usually happen when your blood sugars are running over 250 , it happens a by product when the body is running high it breaks down fat cells to get energy, when this happens the side effect is ketoacidosis.