diabetic coma


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Noun 1. diabetic coma - coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitus
coma, comatoseness - a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
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The patient, who was an insulin dependent diabetic, lost consciousness and was close to going into a diabetic coma.
She had saved her dad John's life after he fell into a diabetic coma in the bath.
A BRIDE-TO-BE who slipped into a diabetic coma and died had just two payments left on her dream wedding dress, her heartbroken fiancee said.
When she was just eleven, Natasha Bahia, from Nuneaton, was in a diabetic coma and her parents were told she may not survive.
A Excessively high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) can be a medical emergency--if left untreated, it can result in a diabetic coma, while chronic high blood sugar can damage the eyes, heart, nervous system, and kidneys.
POLICE are hunting cruel thieves who mugged a 13-year-old boy as he lay unconscious in a park after he slipping into a diabetic coma.
Five days after the surgery, a diabetes specialist was called who ordered blood sugar tests and found the patient had fallen into a diabetic coma with his sugar levels hitting 1,900 mg.
We were told that she was hours away from slipping into a full diabetic coma. I have no doubt that my wife and I made the situation worse by pumping glucose (Lucozade) into her.
We advise them to work very closely with their health professionals to avoid major health problems, that may lead to a diabetic coma. Type 2 diabetics can fast after adjusting their medication in consultation with doctor.
I found my mother in bed in a diabetic coma, I dialled 999 and the call handler was reassuring and supportive while we waited for the ambulance.

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