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Q: Type 2 Diabetic patient having pancreatis
asked by: sajuek on March 29th, 2009
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My uncle is in the Intensive Care unit. He is a type 2 diabetic patient whose gall bladder was removed 8 years back..He is on insulin as well. Last week he vomited 3 -4 times and he was treated for food poisoning..Later his blood sugar became very high even after taking insulin...He sweated like anything and had discomfort..later he developped severe abdominal pain as well as in the back and last for few minutes for which pain killers were given..He was given glucose drips along with insulin from the hospital and he was discharged..The pain appeared again and then he could not pass urine..Very soon he was hospitalized again and they started all the routine tests...when the CT scan was done they found that he was having acute pancreatis.. He was having severe breathing problems as well...He is now in the ICU on ventilator...& on medication..(antibiotics,insulin,etc)....H is BP varies at times as well I could see his body has increased in size...from 103 kg to 112kg..will he survive ? what more has to be done..His Scrotum is reported to be swollen...Please help..
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Dr. Joel W. Steelman , MD
replied on November 2nd, 2009
Your uncle's condition sounds very serious. I hope that he will recover. People with diabetes (type 1 or type 2) are at increased risk for pancreatitis. This is particularly the case when diabetic control has deteriorated.

Treatment of pancreatitis is mainly supportive - IV fluids, nothing to eat, and pain medications. Occasionally, large collections of fluid (pseudocysts) can occur in pancreatitis and need to be surgically drained.




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