why is it that Hyperglycemic,hyperosmolar,nonketotic coma is more dangerous than Diabetic Ketoacidosis ?

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why it is potentially deadly???
It's harder to treat.  (+ info)

Am I at higher risk of developing hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome if I suffer from....?

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type 2 diabetes?
it depends on how your body react on your meds or on diabetes..maybe you just have to ask your doctor for further information just to make sure on your question..there are lot of reasons on how diabetes get worse..the right food,exercise,meds and aslo on how you protect yourself for further complications..just ask your doctor about your question and maybe this site help you in extra information about diabetes..  (+ info)

how to distinguish between hyperglycemic &hypoglycemic shock,coma?

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Hyperglycemic problems are due to the blood sugar being too high. These can include sweating, dry mouth, excessive urination, grogginess, appearing to be drunk, slurred speach, sweet odor on the breath, blurred vision, etc.

Hypoglycemic problems are due to the blood sugar being too low. These can include lethargy, tremors of the extemities, etc.  (+ info)

coma???????

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if someone has a heart attack and falls into a coma..what are the chances of the person surviving?
Survival is quite possible. Truth is though, if there is coma after cardiac arrest it suggests that oxygen to the brain was cut off for too long and brain damage ensues. Or, other organ failures in the body (kidney, liver, etc) caused by the heart attack may result in coma.  (+ info)

COMA?????????????????????????

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If someone's in a coma for whatever reason, would the people eventually turn their life-machine off? Or would they keep someone alive for years until they woke up?
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It depends on a lot of things, whether they can determine if the persons still has brain function, etc. The parents or husband next of kin usually have the authority to make that decision though.  (+ info)

Coma.....?

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I randomly woke up in intensive care, I mentally freaked out meaning that my subconscious mind new nothing of the happenings. Just in case I had hypnotherapy to check. I was checked for alchohol and drugs and the results were negative.
I've had a scan and my brain is normal. I have dissociative amnesia yet by body is in perfect condition, no traumas, etc...
I really don't want it to happen again because hospitals suck. I was out for over 3 days. Can anybody think of what may have happened.
P.S: This is a stab at the air because all the docters baffled.
As you got damnesia you may have suffered emotional stress and anything to do with what happened may be stored in an alter, hopefully you won't get DID (dissociative identity disorder). If hypnotherapy didn't work it may be so called distant damnesia, where only you, through a type of self hypnosis, or under a certain element, may leak information out of your alter or call him up. Bieng unconscious after acquiring did is supposedly possible so you may have developed the early stages of DID. Your body may have somehow gotten rid of drugs or alcohol you may have taken to make you feel better, your alter (maybe existant) may have attempted to commit suicide. This is highly unlikely thought.
Get checked out with more psychiatrists. The scan may change to, with possible development of any mental disorders.  (+ info)

If you are hyperglycemic what foods should you eat when your blood sugar is high?

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My aunt is hyperglycemic and she needs to know what foods to eat when her blood gets high, please help!
Are you sure you mean hyperglycemia and not hypoglycemia?

Let me explain the difference. Hypoglycemia is a condition marked by blood glucose levels that are below normal fasting levels. Here the type of food you eat and when you eat is extremely important. When glucose levels are low, this means you have no energy and need to eat. I suggest unprocessed foods, complex carbohydrates, high fiber foods, and water.

Hyperglycemia is a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal. Your aunt should drink more water, exercise more, change her eating habits. In other words, she wants to do things to use up the extra energy (sugar) in her bloodstream. A good idea is for her to visit a dietitian the change the amount and types of foods she's eating. See a health care provider to make adjustments in the the amount of medication or the timing of the medications she's taking.

Eating when your blood glucose level is high is not the answer. High glucose levels means sugar is in the bloodstream when it should be in the body's cells. Eating more food won't help that condition. Only insulin and in this case, "meds" will push the glucose into the cells.

Both of these conditions can and often do lead into diabetes, which is a chronic disease in which the body can no longer regulate glucose within normal limits, and blood glucose levels become dangerously high. The excessive fluctuations in glucose can injure tissues throughtou the body, and if it is not controlled can lead to blindness, seizures, kidney failure nerve disease, amputations, stroke, coma, heart disease, and death. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.  (+ info)

What is the longest known coma a person has came out of?

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I know that coma's can sometimes last up to years. What is the longest known amount of time a person has spent in a coma, and awoken from?
On August 6th, 1941 Elaine Esposito went in for a simple Appendectomy and things went horribly wrong. After she received anesthesia, she lapsed in to a deep coma in which she stayed for the rest of her natural life. On November 26, 1978, after 37 years, 111 days, Elaine Esposito passed away. She was nicknamed "Sleeping Beauty," and holds the position in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest Coma. Born December 3, 1934, Elaine was 6 years old. She developed appendicitis and was taken for surgery. While under anesthetic, she had convulsions, and her temperature rose to 107f. Doctors could never decide if encephalitis, or lack of oxygen while on the operating table lead to this event. She had intermittent periods where he eyes were open but unresponsive the entire time. Her last words to her mother before the surgery were, "Mommy, I'm not afraid, don't worry." She was 43 years, 357 days old.  (+ info)

How long is too long to be in a coma and fully recover?

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My 47 year old nephew hospitalized because of a serious genetic heart problem (ICU on cardiac floor) was erroneously injected with a massive dose of insulin - he is not a diabetic. In a coma for several days. Vitals are good, brain scan normal but he remains in coma. We have no answers! Have any of you had a similar situation with positive results? How long is too long to be in a diabetic coma?
This is a question for a doctor to answer no one on here is really gonna know... Nor would it be fair for someone to give you false hope, go with that facts from a profesional  (+ info)

What are the chances of surviving a coma if getting shot in the hand and almost bleeding to death caused it?

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*sigh* my good friend got shot in the hand and he didnt go to the hospital right away cause know one was around to take him. He obviously didn't take it seriously cuz it was just in his hand. The next day he went to the hospital and almost bled to death and now he's in a coma. What are the chances of him getting out of the coma from this terrible accident? serious answers only please thanks.
It really depends on the cause of the coma. If he got brain damage from low oxygen to his brain, he might not get better. If he is in a coma due to blood loss, he should be able to recover.  (+ info)

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