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In the hospital I was in they kept all medications in a locked drawer by the bed. At medication time the nurse reads your drugs chart and administers them. For 24 hours they neglected to allow me to inject myself.

Thanks for the back up! I doubt whether this case will bankrupt one of the biggest hospitals in the south west. When you're feeling rotten in a hospital bed and a nurse suddenly realises your blood glucose is 29, you feel like they're playing Russian roulette with your life. A piece of paper...

I had vomited a lot of blood because I have a Mallory Weiss tear, so I was weak, confused and dehydrated. I also had an emergency endoscopy so I was given strong sedatives for that procedure. So no, I wasn't in a fit state. A lawyer has told me the two things I need are an admission of...

Yes, I have been diagnosed with that too. It came on after I was admitted with ketoacidosis. Sometimes it burns, and despite being tender and numb it's painful if touched. I have just started the same drug and although it helps with pain it conflicts with my bipolar meds, as it is essentially...

Seeking not to be manic, or depressed, is beyond control. No matter what medications one is on for bipolar we all suffer great highs and great lows. I don't seek to have diabetes but I can't will it away.

Are there any other people here that suffer with these two horrible diseases? When I'm manic I think that I'm invincible, eat more than normal and neglect my blood glucose levels. When I'm depressed my appetite goes and, again, neglect my blood glucose levels. It's a tightrope walk.

I have just emailed PALS so we'll see what they have to say.

I've suffered a few DKAs at this hospital and always got good treatment, but afterwards I have always had a worsening in my legs. I think it was an isolated incident But who knows.

About a month ago I was admitted to hospital after vomiting blood due to an ongoing gastric problem. A few days later I was told my ketones had risen and that I had developed Diabetic Ketoacidosis. I was put on a sliding scale and a doctor took a vial of blood once an hour through the night. A...