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Avatar f tn And if anyone has been brought back from diabetic coma did they feel any pain while out? At what point would it have been to late to revive him without permant damage? thank you for any insite you can provide.
Avatar n tn Came home the other day after being in a diabetic coma for 5 days,bg was 2,500.00 when brought into er,Now I notice I'm more sensitive to my novolog insulin,Is this normal?Also what is the highest bg have you heard of and a person survived with no severe damage?I just have a moderate loss in my motor skills.
686233 tn?1227213145 My step sister is in ICU from a diabetic coma. When I found her, she was barely breathing, and she was probably in a coma about 5 hours before help arrived. Now she has been in the coma around 27 hours. The doctors are talking about brain damage from lack of oxygen. When they tickle her feet, her toes go straight instead of curling up. How long does people usually stay in this type of coma and what's with her toes not curling up?
1080243 tn?1262975363 I am not a doctor, but I am a type 1 Diabetic. Here is what Mayo Clinic says about Diabetic coma: If you have diabetes, dangerously high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) or dangerously low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) can lead to a diabetic coma. If you lapse into a diabetic coma, you're alive — but you can't awaken or respond purposefully to sights, sounds or other types of stimulation. Left untreated, a diabetic coma can be fatal. A diabetic coma doesn't strike out of the blue.
Avatar n tn The complications are caused by long periods of elevated glucose readings that damage small blood vessels and/or nerves, and it IS possible for a person who is developing diabetes to live with elevated glucose levels that are not high enough to be critical (i.e., to put them in a diabetic coma), but that ARE elevated enough to cause damage to the body. If I were you, I would definitely have glucose levels checked out.
Avatar n tn I am so sorry. My Mom also went into diabetic coma and was blind for a time but she get better. Blessings to your Mom and to all of you.
209227 tn?1242346745 Diabetic coma: Coma in a diabetic due to the buildup of ketones in the bloodstream. Ketones are a product of metabolizing (using) fats rather than the sugar glucose for energy. The best approach to diabetic coma is prevention. Careful diet, medication, and insulin dosing as needed should prevent ketone build-up. Patients with diabetes and their family members should be aware of the early signs of ketone build-up.
Avatar f tn I asked a question on the 20th of October 2008 about my mom that has brain damage after diabetic coma. Have'nt received any reply. Where do I get a reply from please? Have been checking all the time but had no luck.
Avatar f tn Help! My mom is in a coma and the doctors cannot understand why. She had a stroke (left cerebellum) the end of Jan or first part of Feb. She was doing great but I noticed around the 11th, she was declining. After many doctors denying her condition was worsening and countless tests, she is now in a coma like state. Her latest MRI shows white spots. They were not present on her MRI from 2/24. All blood work comes back normal. No signs of infection. She had 16 white blood cells in her spinal fluid.
Avatar f tn Make sure she is not taking to much meds this happen a lot to my mom I also have diabetes
Avatar m tn My girlfriend is currently in a diabetic coma, and she have pneumonia. Do to the fact that she's in a coma, her body is not fighting the infection, and shutting down. Doctors say she could have a chance at life if they do surgery to drain the lungs, but she could die during the surgery if it too much for her. My question is could she live ?
Avatar n tn My ex-brother in law was in a diabetic coma for 4 days. He has 100% brain loss. He just woke from the coma and is looking around his room. How can you has 100% brain loss, but be conscious?
Avatar f tn Actually this is a neurological, rather than a diabetic issue. At this point the answer is "watchful waiting". I would be optimistic, but there are not always favorable outcomes. A glucose level of 120 is not hypoglycemic. There may be other issues involved. Perhaps a stroke. Generally it takes at least three months before an evaluation should be made. This is subject to argument.
Avatar f tn I have been a diabetic now for 6 months, after going into a Diabetic Coma and DKA (my sugar was over 700 and I quit breathing) on July 31, 2015. Sugar was 70 in Dec 2014 and elevated in March. My question is this: I live alone, have no children by choice, family is out of state, and I am at a loss for what I can eat. I just figured out that my body likes weenies and beans. But I need some more help as to what to cook.
Avatar m tn If you are diabetic and you don't get seen by a doctor SOON you could wind up as I did 28 years ago - in a coma. My blood sugar was up to 880 and I was constantly hungry, thirsty, potty breaks, annoyed at everything and always falling asleep. By the time I got to the doctors office and they found out I had fallen asleep (again) and gone into a coma for almost 2 days. Diabetes isn't a horrible, nasty, awful thing. Is it fun - NO, but it is manageable.
Avatar n tn I just went through my testing for diabetes and it came back at 116, which my doctor tell me I have diabetes. Now I am taking 5 different meds and feel really upset. I think I should just loose my weight and change my diet. I am overweight by 70 pounds. From everything I have read, I am more pre-diabetic than anything and need to loose my weight. I am not sure what to do? I really don't like taking medicine.
Avatar f tn The first CAT scan showed no sign of infartations or bleeding, so she was misdiagnosed with vertigo and spent the whole day at the hospital until she finally lost consciousness late in the evening. A second cat Scan revealed two stroke locations in the cerebellum. After about 15 hours she had a decompression surgery to allow room for the swelling and prevent other areas of her brain to be affected.
Avatar n tn Hi! I am a newly diagnosed Type I diabetic (1 yr ago) at the ripe old age of 48. My drs said that it is rare but I have probably been diabetic for a long time and it finally caught up with me. My father was a Type I diabetic since he was 13 so I grew up with seeing, hearing, experiencing everything. Now I have begun to go thru it myself. First off, she needs the carbs.
Avatar f tn Hello, levels of 400+ are alarming and could be you at risk of diabetic coma caused by diabetic ketosis. No, these meds are not sufficient under such case. Insulin should be used. You need immediate treatment in this case. To manage blood sugars you need medication (probably insulin) combined with low carb diet and exercise. Do not eat sweets, breads, rice, candies, fruit, fruit juice when your sugars are so high.