Adrian1981
Well-Known Member
sorry i failed to answer a few of the questions asked previously..
The pain was in the very centre at the top of my abdomen and didn’t spread anywhere else.
I haven’t recently lost wait and not considered Crohns and noticed no difference in any bowel activity or eating habits.
Prior to being admitted the first time my blood sugars were on a bit of a roller coaster that week but on the day of the admission my sugar levels were 6.1, 9.6, 9.2 and 10.3. Arrival at hospital my bm was 12.5 and keytones was over the recommended level of 1.5.
On the second admission my bm was 9.0 and 0.2 of keytones.
on the first admission in a&e my gasping for air and stomach pains were treated with anti sickness injection and a shot of insulin.
on the second admission i was given morphine to treat the gasping for air and stomach pains.
I understand that they were correct to treat me for early signs of DKA on the first admission but im unsure if a shot of insulin followed by fasting and no insulin was the correct treatment plan.
I cannot get my head around the cause for the pain the second time. I had been sent home with the all clear less than 36hr before and at the time of admission as mentoned by bm was 9.0 and keytones 0.2.
Im not 100% clued up on DKA but how long does it last and is it resolved once the keytones have disappeared from the urine and that the bm levels are good?
Were they right to discharge me the first time based on just the two factors in the sentence above?
another though is that the first time i was sent to the medical ward and the second to the surgical ward. if they thought it was dka/diabetes the second time i doubt i would have been sent to the surgical ward.
Sorry for all the questions and troublesome case.
thanks for all the comments.
Adrian
The pain was in the very centre at the top of my abdomen and didn’t spread anywhere else.
I haven’t recently lost wait and not considered Crohns and noticed no difference in any bowel activity or eating habits.
Prior to being admitted the first time my blood sugars were on a bit of a roller coaster that week but on the day of the admission my sugar levels were 6.1, 9.6, 9.2 and 10.3. Arrival at hospital my bm was 12.5 and keytones was over the recommended level of 1.5.
On the second admission my bm was 9.0 and 0.2 of keytones.
on the first admission in a&e my gasping for air and stomach pains were treated with anti sickness injection and a shot of insulin.
on the second admission i was given morphine to treat the gasping for air and stomach pains.
I understand that they were correct to treat me for early signs of DKA on the first admission but im unsure if a shot of insulin followed by fasting and no insulin was the correct treatment plan.
I cannot get my head around the cause for the pain the second time. I had been sent home with the all clear less than 36hr before and at the time of admission as mentoned by bm was 9.0 and keytones 0.2.
Im not 100% clued up on DKA but how long does it last and is it resolved once the keytones have disappeared from the urine and that the bm levels are good?
Were they right to discharge me the first time based on just the two factors in the sentence above?
another though is that the first time i was sent to the medical ward and the second to the surgical ward. if they thought it was dka/diabetes the second time i doubt i would have been sent to the surgical ward.
Sorry for all the questions and troublesome case.
thanks for all the comments.
Adrian