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  2. Diabetic coma - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Edwarda O'Bara - Wikipedia

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    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

  4. Complications of diabetes - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. Tri-City Herald death notices Oct. 29, 2024 - AOL

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    Tri-City Herald death notices Oct. 29, 2024. Tri-City Herald staff. October 30, 2024 at 8:00 AM. Sara Coffenberry Anderson. Sara Coffenberry Anderson, 75, of Kennewick, died Oct. 28 in Kennewick.

  6. Nurse charged in the deaths of 17 patients bullied diabetic ...

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    The family of a severely diabetic man whom authorities said died at the hands of a nurse overseeing his care last year has filed a wrongful death suit against the facility where he lived, alleging ...

  7. Tri-City Herald death notices Dec. 2-3, 2023 - AOL

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    Wilma L. Martin. Wilma Lou Martin, 95, of Prosser, died on Nov. 24. She was born in Springfield, S.D., and lived in Prosser since 1953. She worked as a school bus driver and cafeteria worker for ...

  8. Deaths in November 2012 - Wikipedia

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    Edwarda O'Bara, 59, American medical patient, died after 42 years in a diabetic coma. [392] Nedu Onyeuku, 29, Nigerian basketball player, shot. [393] Austin Peralta, 22, American jazz musician and composer. [394] Deborah Raffin, 59, American actress (Once Is Not Enough, Death Wish 3, 7th Heaven), leukemia. [395]

  9. Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state - Wikipedia

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    The main risk factor is a history of diabetes mellitus type 2. [4] Occasionally it may occur in those without a prior history of diabetes or those with diabetes mellitus type 1. [3] [4] Triggers include infections, stroke, trauma, certain medications, and heart attacks. [4] Other risk factors: Lack of sufficient insulin (but enough to prevent ...