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    Death After Being Put on Insulin Drip !

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    Post by mo1905 Tue Nov 11 2014, 17:38

    This poor gentleman died in hospital. His BG level was measured at 4mmol so they decided best course of action was to put him on an insulin drip overnight !!!! Incredible ! Read the story here:

    http://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-news/2014/11/11/diabetes-victim-died-after-insulin-treatment/
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    Post by Eddie Tue Nov 11 2014, 18:23

    Clearly the last thing a diabetic needs with BG at 4 is insulin, it is staggering healthcare professionals did not know this.
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    Post by Paul1976 Tue Nov 11 2014, 18:26

    Evil or Very Mad I had to read this twice TBH as I couldn't believe such a basic lack of understanding of the condition and it's treatment could exist in a Hospital environment with qualified staff,this quote from the article rattled me quite a lot...

    "Staff had given him treatment that was more suited for type 1 diabetes, a different form of the condition."

    Regardless of type or treatment,how the hell could a BG level of 4mmol warrant insulin therapy under any circumstances?? The BG measurement of 4mmol was recorded so how the hell was this man allowed to be continued on a sliding scale! Evil or Very Mad
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    Post by mo1905 Tue Nov 11 2014, 18:40

    Staggering mistake. Clearly someone was told to get a BG reading and pass this on to a doctor. So, I would think both a doc and nurse had to have been aware that insulin was being trickle fed to a person with low levels.
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    Post by Mud Island Dweller Tue Nov 11 2014, 19:24

    If it was my local hospital l could believe it seeing their standard of care. HOWEVER they did make the news the other day by allowing a dying woman to say goodbye to her horse.... pity they blocked and lied to mum and l over my dad who was dying and we got there after he died. If we had been horses he would have been able to see us.

    Only one in many many long incidence at one point Dads care was so appalling it was logged as a major incident.

    So how could it happen... F***ing easy the standard of care in our local is a measure of ineptitude incompetence and downright criminal.
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    Post by mo1905 Tue Nov 11 2014, 20:08

    Sorry to read that MUD ! Bring back Matron I say ! Hear about so many stories like this now in hospitals up and down the country. Terrible !
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    Post by AliB Tue Nov 11 2014, 20:24

    When my Mum was in Hospital before she died, there wasn't room in the Diabetes ward so she was put on the General ward in Southampton.

    She was bullied by a moo of a nurse to eat things like Rice Krispies and Weetabix. She wasn't stupid. She was 63 and had been type 1 since she was 15. She knew exactly which foods affected her BG. But she was very poorly and didn't have the strength to fight this damn woman.

    I wanted to challenge her on Mum's behalf, but Dad was fearful that it would make Mum even more of a target. Isn't that awful. To be fearful of those who are supposed to be caring for you.

    Turns out Mum had Celiac Disease, so shouldn't have had those foods foisted on her for that reason, let alone the Diabetes.

    Is it any wonder my faith in the Medical Profession has gone down the plug? I've seen way enough damage done by them to last me a lifetime.
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    Post by graham64 Tue Nov 11 2014, 21:12

    This is unacceptable and it's not the first time diabetics have received poor standards of care in hospital, a system need to be put in place whereby all hospitalised diabetics are under the care of a specialist DSN and medications carefully monitored.
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    Post by mo1905 Tue Nov 11 2014, 21:18

    Totally agree Graham but with all this media hype about 1 in every 4 beds down to diabetes or similar you'd think they'd have gotten the hang of it by now !
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    Post by graham64 Tue Nov 11 2014, 21:37

    True Mo his death might be a wake up call but I'm not hopeful that things will change due to the financial constraints placed on the NHS.
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    Post by Mud Island Dweller Wed Nov 12 2014, 08:56

    Mo the person who was in Dads case the cause of it WAS the matron l was informed.

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    Post by mo1905 Wed Nov 12 2014, 18:41

    Mud Island Dweller wrote:Mo the person who was in Dads case the cause of it WAS the matron l was informed.


    Sorry MUD, you'd think they ought to know better but nothing surprises me now.

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