Mr. and Mrs. James, I am Nurse Tran and I’m working with Dr. Gupta. Your daughter Ellen James came in barely conscious with complains of excessive vomiting, urination, thirst and complain of double vision, headaches, and tiredness for the past two days. Ellen also complained of rapid weight loss, despite eating uncontrollable. Dr. Gupta suspects it to be diabetic ketoacidosis; which is when your body produces excessive ketones. Diabetic ketoacidosis mostly occurs in people with type 1 diabetes, however Ellen has no medical history of showing a diagnosis of any chronic diseases; so, variety of tests should confirm it. Diabetic ketoacidosis can be the cause of lack of insulin that helps keep the body’s blood sugar balanced. Dr. Gupta ordered
