| Thursday, November 25, 2010 |
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hmm, and im back at work! took urgent leave yesterday morning to send grandma to the hospital; went with the ambulance. She was unconscious again and I'm sure the reason for her being in that state was due to low blood glucose/sugar as she is a diabetic patient.. (Her body does not produce enough insulin to break down the glucose into energy for the Central Nervous System (CNS) in our brain, thus the sugar was secreted out of the body as sugar..). White foam was coming out from her mouth, and aunt was wiping for her throughout the night! She didn't know what to do about it as she thought it was okay. WHY DID SHE NOT WAKE ME UP AND CALL THE AMBULANCE!!!! I blamed it on myself for not waking at the first time my maid called me, I didn't realized she called me either... I was worried stiff, bothered and concern for her critical condition last night that it took a long while for me to be in my dream land.. I urge to see her smiley face again, asking me to take care and not go home that late, to save money instead of spending it all away... just everything and everything! Instead of seeing her in a coma, and not waking up, just sleeping her life away (which the doctor has mentioned to be the case *touch wood). I pray hard that she will recover and be back to normal. The reason for her being in such a critical stage is due to prolonged hypoglycemia (which means low[hypo] blood sugar) which caused her to be neuroglycopenia which highly damages the brain.. Look below for more information, and the highlight one in red is what she has been through the whole of last night! Neuroglycopenia is a medical term that refers to a shortage of glucose (glycopenia) in the brain, usually due to hypoglycemia. Glycopenia affects the function of neurons, and alters brain function and behavior. Prolonged neuroglycopenia can result in permanent damage to the brain In the large majority of cases, hypoglycemia severe enough to cause seizures or unconsciousness can be reversed without obvious harm to the brain. Cases of death or permanent neurologic damage occurring with a single episode have usually involved prolonged, untreated unconsciousness, interference with breathing, severe concurrent disease, or some other type of vulnerability. Nevertheless, brain damage or death has occasionally resulted from severe hypoglycemia (e.g., Sunny von Bülow). Wiki The neuroglycopenic hypoglycemia symptoms are due to glucose deprivation of central nervous system (CNS). The neuroglycopenic symptoms of hypoglycemia are confusion, fatigue, seizure, loss of consciousness, behavioral changes and, death in extreme cases if hypoglycemia is severe and prolonged. Diabetes-And-Diabetic-Diet Neuroglycopenic symptoms include weakness, tiredness, or dizziness; inappropriate behavior (sometimes mistaken for inebriation), difficulty with concentration; confusion; blurred vision; and, in extreme cases, coma and death. E. Medicine She is now in coma, I am sure she can and will wake up to see us.. because we all miss her... I do not wish to think about anything for now but for her full speedy recovery. heartxbr0kenz 112510 1012 |
