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Suggest Treatment For Seizures And Ketoacidosis In A Child
Question: what can i do if my adult child keeps having diabetic seizures and ketoacidosis and if i feel they are a danger to their selves?
Brief Answer:
About diabetes and epilepsy:
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking!
I can understand you concern regarding to your son's health.
For the moment, if he has ketoacdosis he needs prompt medical help as it is a medical emergency. Both of them are dangerous and can trigger each other. So you need to keep his blood sugar under control, do the insulins regularly and adjust the dose depending on the blood sugar.
He needs absolutely to prevent low blood sugar as they can trigger seizures.
It is very difficult to maintain normal blood sugar without having hypoglicemia but a close monitor of the glycemia (6 times a day) and a good instruction how to adjust the dose can help to prevent them.
It is a very difficult situation and needs lots of patient.
Of course under close supervision of the nurses and doctors of the region.
Wish him good health.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
About diabetes and epilepsy:
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking!
I can understand you concern regarding to your son's health.
For the moment, if he has ketoacdosis he needs prompt medical help as it is a medical emergency. Both of them are dangerous and can trigger each other. So you need to keep his blood sugar under control, do the insulins regularly and adjust the dose depending on the blood sugar.
He needs absolutely to prevent low blood sugar as they can trigger seizures.
It is very difficult to maintain normal blood sugar without having hypoglicemia but a close monitor of the glycemia (6 times a day) and a good instruction how to adjust the dose can help to prevent them.
It is a very difficult situation and needs lots of patient.
Of course under close supervision of the nurses and doctors of the region.
Wish him good health.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
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