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Suggest Treatment For Ear Infection For A Type 1 Diabetic?
my daughter is a type 1 diabetic and a double ear infection. She is experiencing rigors but not shaking. It's jerking motions all over her body and her blood sugar is 364. is the rigors from the fever 101.4? She's "chilled" before but never jerked. She's been a diabetic for 2 years and this is her first infection.
Mon, 12 Jan 2015
Hello there,
The history of diabetes with a blood sugar level of 364 and rigor is indication for you to take your daughter to the hospital as soon as possible. A culture needs to be done for her ear alongwith starting her on antibiotics either injections or oral depending on her tolerance.
The reason I am stressing on you taking her there is that the onset of any infection in a diabetic has to be dealt with seriously because the body's immunity is reduced in diabetes. So even a simple infection can progress rapidly.
Thank you for a query,
Dr Arun A
The history of diabetes with a blood sugar level of 364 and rigor is indication for you to take your daughter to the hospital as soon as possible. A culture needs to be done for her ear alongwith starting her on antibiotics either injections or oral depending on her tolerance.
The reason I am stressing on you taking her there is that the onset of any infection in a diabetic has to be dealt with seriously because the body's immunity is reduced in diabetes. So even a simple infection can progress rapidly.
Thank you for a query,
Dr Arun A
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