Good Afternoon, here is a question for you, can they section you if you have too many hypos that involve an ambulance being called out, my mum was told this a week or so back when I had a visit from the ambulance crew :s had 2 or 3 the past month n this is what they told her the last time.. I live on my own and actually let the paramedics in (my dad called the ambulance as they didn't hear from me in over an hr) I did have a low but im trying to work out if they can actually do that?
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Hypos and being sectioned
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I would assume that you would be at risk of being sectioned only if your severe hypos are a result of very poor management of your diabetes due to mental health issues.
As far as I know you are sectioned if it is felt that you do not have the mental capacity to make rational decisions including those related to your personal health and welfare.
So - the answer is "It depends", but poor BG management alone shouldn't result in you being sectioned.
Google makes it very clear that this relates to mental, not physical, health.
As far as I know you are sectioned if it is felt that you do not have the mental capacity to make rational decisions including those related to your personal health and welfare.
So - the answer is "It depends", but poor BG management alone shouldn't result in you being sectioned.
Google makes it very clear that this relates to mental, not physical, health.
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Explained very well above.... If it is thought that your mental health is affecting your ability to manage your diabetes, and therefore your wellbeing is being compromises then they could consider sectioning. However, more is being done nowadays to stop this action being taken (for everybody) as hospitalisation is recognised as being the last action to consider...
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Not sure of the answer Chalky, but having an ambulance called out 2 or 3 times in the last month is rather worrying, what steps are you taking to address this problem?
If your on a basal/bolus insulin regime then I suggest you get your name down for a carb counting course such as DAFNE, once you complete the course you should see a reduction in the amount of hypo's that you are experiencing, you need to ask your DSN to enrol you and it can take some time to get on a course, however the following is an on-line version of the course and by all accounts its very good:
http://www.bdec-e-learning.com/
Either way, you need to get some help from your diabetes team to get these hypo's sorted, if you are hypo unaware then you need to run your bg levels higher for several weeks avoiding hypo's altogether, your DSN will advise you on how best to do this.
If your on a basal/bolus insulin regime then I suggest you get your name down for a carb counting course such as DAFNE, once you complete the course you should see a reduction in the amount of hypo's that you are experiencing, you need to ask your DSN to enrol you and it can take some time to get on a course, however the following is an on-line version of the course and by all accounts its very good:
http://www.bdec-e-learning.com/
Either way, you need to get some help from your diabetes team to get these hypo's sorted, if you are hypo unaware then you need to run your bg levels higher for several weeks avoiding hypo's altogether, your DSN will advise you on how best to do this.
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I think it might take more than one professional to section anyone under any mental,health act ..it is a last resort when someone is at risk to themselves or others ..others options to explore first ....so don't panic ...
Getting some help as soon as possible is the bestbway forward ....take care ...
@noblehead makes a good suggestion regarding your health needs ...
Getting some help as soon as possible is the bestbway forward ....take care ...
@noblehead makes a good suggestion regarding your health needs ...
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Hello Chalky, what a bad fear to have regarding your health, noblehead is right your control is really in need of an over haul, and the replies from everybody is right, two doctors are needed to section a person. When you have had an ambulance have they taken you to hospital? and any help from the doctors?. I will be looking into the different courses, to help myself, ttfn
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DAFNE is great.
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I used to work in a legal capacity and 'sectioning' someone generally refers to the mental health act such as section 135 and 136 and I can tell you now that diabetes does not feature in this ! 
There may be specific legislation for ambulance crews when having a duty of care to patients but again I know from experience that they can't (or certainly don't) force people in to hospital against their will.
It may have been a flippant remark in a bid to get your mom to take care of herself better so they don't have to keep coming out to her.
Hope things have settled down now
There may be specific legislation for ambulance crews when having a duty of care to patients but again I know from experience that they can't (or certainly don't) force people in to hospital against their will.
It may have been a flippant remark in a bid to get your mom to take care of herself better so they don't have to keep coming out to her.
Hope things have settled down now
