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Diabetic coma was a more significant diagnostic problem before the late 1970s, when glucose meters and rapid blood chemistry analyzers were not available in all hospitals. In modern medical practice, it rarely takes more than a few questions, a quick look, and a glucose meter to determine the cause of unconsciousness in a patient with diabetes.
Edwarda O'Bara (March 27, 1953 – November 21, 2012) was an American woman who spent 42 years in a diabetic coma starting in January 1970 after contracting pneumonia in December 1969. Early life and family
Diabetic coma is a medical emergency in which a person with diabetes mellitus is comatose (unconscious) because of one of the acute complications of diabetes: [24] [25] Severe diabetic hypoglycemia Diabetic ketoacidosis advanced enough to result in unconsciousness from a combination of severe hyperglycemia , dehydration and shock , and exhaustion
Quincy Jones had diabetes and went into a diabetic coma. In 2015, Jones went into a diabetic coma, which the Mayo Clinic defines as a "life-threatening disorder that causes unconsciousness." It's ...
The girl's death was a result of diabetic ketoacidosis − a life-threatening complication of diabetes most ... including a son who fell into a coma at 4 years old from previously undiagnosed ...
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a potentially life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus. [1] Signs and symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, deep gasping breathing, increased urination, weakness, confusion and occasionally loss of consciousness. [1]
Peloton’s Robin Arzon discusses her type 1 diabetes diagnosis, what she wants you to know about the disease, and the importance of catching it early. ... which may cause a coma or even death ...
Martha Sharp "Sunny" von Bülow (née Crawford; September 1, 1932 − December 6, 2008) was an American heiress and socialite.Her second husband, Claus von Bülow (1926−2019), was convicted in 1982 of attempting to murder her by insulin overdose, but the conviction was overturned on appeal.