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Wallander - over dramatic?

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DeafDiabetic

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Watched this boring Swedish detective series on TV last night/early this morning (starring Kenneth Branagh) - sorry can't remember exactly on which channel! Anyway, as part of the story, he goes to a hospital to question a person and collapses in the corridor - totally blotto! He gets rushed off and examined. Diagnosis result is he's now Type 2 diabetic. Now, my question is being type 2 diabetic I've never collapsed - possibly a wee bit dizzy on the odd occasion but then it quickly passes (might not be diabetic related?) so, in this film was this collapsing/passing out blotto merely for dramatic effect, being a film or does this happen with T2 peeps?

Sorry to ask as I've only recently been diagnosed myself as T2 so not yet fully aware of the total implications......
 
Not over-dramatic at all, hyperglycemia can sometimes lead to fainting/unconsciousness depending upon the level of blood glucose.

Nigel
 
I have not watched it on any occassion so I cannot comment, but I think generally most films etc always over dramatise medical conditions.
 
Thanks everybody for your interesting replies.

Noblehead: were you referring to possible symptoms for T1 diabetes? Wallander was diagnosed as T2 in this film.

Copepod: thanks for that interesting link. I recall that but also recall that at the time what the general public were not aware of was that John Thaw at the time (great actor, bless him) had cancer as he was a very heavy smoker so I guess Colin Dexter was, probably, the only person who knew that at the time and "kindly" arranged to write him out of the series in this clever way?
 
DeafDiabetic said:
Noblehead: were you referring to possible symptoms for T1 diabetes? Wallander was diagnosed as T2 in this film.
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Why would I be? its the same for both types DD, should bg rise to such a extent it can cause fainting and unconsciousness in some patients, try googling hyperglycemia for clarification.

Nigel
 
Hi Noblehead

Sorry if I've annoyed you. It's just that being very recently diagnosed as T2 it's all still a bit of a shock to me and I realise I still have a lot of learning to do!

Cheers

DD
 
DeafDiabetic said:
Hi Noblehead

Sorry if I've annoyed you. It's just that being very recently diagnosed as T2 it's all still a bit of a shock to me and I realise I still have a lot of learning to do!

Cheers

DD
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No you certainly didn't annoy me DD and I am sorry if I came across that way. Perhaps I should have explained it more clearly, high and prolonged blood glucose means the kidneys have to work overtime filtering out the excess sugar in the blood, so this leads to increased urination. With increased urination the body becomes dehydrated, and severe dehydration may lead to fainting or unconsciousness in some cases, so this may have explained Kenneth's character collapsing in the corridor.

As to having lots to learn, well I'm still on the bottom rung of the diabetes ladder and I have had diabetes for nearly 30 years! :(

Regards

Nigel
 
It could happen. But do you get annoyed by the annoying desperate diabetic plot devices in films? Oh no! My child will spontaneously combust if she doesn't have her insulin in the next 23 minutes! Well why didn't you bring it with you then?!
 
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