If not diagnosed and treated with insulin, a person can lapse into a life-threatening diabetic coma, also known as diabetic ketoacidosis. A blood test can show if you have type 1 diabetes. Lack of insulin production by the pancreas makes type 1 diabetes particularly difficult to control. ...
Samara: I think there's a lot of benefit to getting that early screening for young children. You can skip that whole traumatic portion and that stressful moment of your child being sick, close to a diabetic coma. They go into diagnosis, if it comes out that they ha...
About 30% of people with type 1 diabetes have a life-threatening condition that causes loss of consciousness, called diabetic coma, as their first symptom. Get medical help immediately if you or your child show any of these symptoms:
For people with type 1 diabetes, loss of consciousness, diabetic coma, and in some cases hypoglycemia, can all be medical emergencies. Some people who are undiagnosed may have no warning signs, yet still can develop diabetic coma or hypoglycemia. Ketoacidosis Symptoms The problem with type 1 dia...
Destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic cells may occur so quickly that ketoacidosis (commonly known as diabetic coma) is the first sign of a problem. Symptoms of ketoacidosis include: Vomiting and nausea Abdominal pain Dehydration (not enough fluid in the body) Drowsiness Abnormally deep and...
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diabetic coma In contrast to high glucose in the blood, occasionally those with type 1 diabetes can get low blood sugars (hypoglycemia) when their blood glucose level falls suddenly. For people with type 1 diabetes, loss of consciousness, diabetic coma, and in some cases hypoglycemia, can all...
diabetic coma In contrast to high glucose in the blood, occasionally those with type 1 diabetes can get low blood sugars (hypoglycemia) when their blood glucose level falls suddenly. For people with type 1 diabetes, loss of consciousness, diabetic coma, and in some cases hypoglycemia, can all...
diabetic coma In contrast to high glucose in the blood, occasionally those with type 1 diabetes can get low blood sugars (hypoglycemia) when their blood glucose level falls suddenly. For people with type 1 diabetes, loss of consciousness, diabetic coma, and in some cases hypoglycemia, can all...
E10.10 Type 1 diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis without coma E10.11 Type 1 diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis with coma E10.2 Type 1 diabetes mellitus with kidney complications E10.21 Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic nephropathy E10.22 Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic chronic kidney disea...