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<blockquote data-quote="nesquick" data-source="post: 276278" data-attributes="member: 43360"><p>Last year I went to Barnet hospital with symptoms of feeling unwell,the doctors dismissed me saying that I was ok,I couldn't even walk so I rang my sister to pick me up,on the way we stopped at my brothers place where I was sick twice.my sister took me home & helped me settle in.the next day it was pouring with rain & my brother & sister were trying to ring me saying not to go out but I wasn't answering the phone because I had collapsed & drifted into a coma.my brother got suspicious as to why I wasn't answering the phone & came to my flat (he has spare keys in case of emergencies) where he found me barely breathing,he called for the ambulance & a single car came when he tested my blood sugar level it was way past the top reading so the ambulance man immediately called for back up,when the main ambulance came they immediately took me to the royal free hospital where I was rushed into resus.my brother waited in the relatives room & after a few hours the doctor came in & said that I was in a coma & had dka.i was taken to intensive care where the doctors told my brother that I had blood sugar level of 88 & my survival rate wasn't sure,I was in a coma for 5 weeks & in total I was in hospital for just over 2 months.i now need care 4 times a day,my overall level of diabetes control isn't bad but like anyone I have my bad days.my advice to anyone who feels unwell is to always get a second opinion & to get your ketones checked.my advice to all is please take care of yourselves as life is too short to take major risks with your health :crazy:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nesquick, post: 276278, member: 43360"] Last year I went to Barnet hospital with symptoms of feeling unwell,the doctors dismissed me saying that I was ok,I couldn't even walk so I rang my sister to pick me up,on the way we stopped at my brothers place where I was sick twice.my sister took me home & helped me settle in.the next day it was pouring with rain & my brother & sister were trying to ring me saying not to go out but I wasn't answering the phone because I had collapsed & drifted into a coma.my brother got suspicious as to why I wasn't answering the phone & came to my flat (he has spare keys in case of emergencies) where he found me barely breathing,he called for the ambulance & a single car came when he tested my blood sugar level it was way past the top reading so the ambulance man immediately called for back up,when the main ambulance came they immediately took me to the royal free hospital where I was rushed into resus.my brother waited in the relatives room & after a few hours the doctor came in & said that I was in a coma & had dka.i was taken to intensive care where the doctors told my brother that I had blood sugar level of 88 & my survival rate wasn't sure,I was in a coma for 5 weeks & in total I was in hospital for just over 2 months.i now need care 4 times a day,my overall level of diabetes control isn't bad but like anyone I have my bad days.my advice to anyone who feels unwell is to always get a second opinion & to get your ketones checked.my advice to all is please take care of yourselves as life is too short to take major risks with your health :crazy: [/QUOTE]
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