Question 1

what does someone in a diabetic coma smell like?

Accepted Answer

It depends: If the "diabetic coma" is from very low blood sugar, the is no particular smell.  If the "coma" is from very high blood sugar, there may be a sweet, fruity smell.

Question 2

is a diabetic coma like having a regular coma?

Accepted Answer

As people understand: 2 things that people call diabetic coma, diabetic ketoacidosis, sugar get high, acid level in blood get high (you do not have Insulin to burn sugar so you burn protein and fat), and you get severely dehydrated and may go into shock.
Severe hypoglycemic shock, blood sugar gets to low, the patient looses conciousness and might even have a seizure.
Ironically both situations are very different.

Question 3

is it possible for someone to survive from diabetic coma?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Diabetic coma is very serious but people often survive it and return to normal lives.

Question 4

could a person survive from diabetic coma?

Accepted Answer

Yes, indeed!: Hi. Yes, indeed, and many do. In fact, we lose very few people from diabetic "coma" (usually either diabetic ketoacidosis or non-ketotic, hyperglycemic, hyperosmolar coma) these days. Ain't modern medicine great?!

Question 5

can hyperglycemia cause a diabetic coma?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If the hyperglycemia is high enough it can lead to diabetic coma.  We call this hyperosmolar hyperglycemia coma or syndrome.  Diabetes ketoacidosis coma is another form of diabetic coma but this one is caused by not having Insulin rather than the extreme hyperglycemia (which is just a sign for this coma).

Question 6

can a 2 year old develop a diabetic coma?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Diabetic coma can occur in any diabetics, any age.

Question 7

whats the difference between a diabetic coma and insulin shock?

Accepted Answer

Opposite: Diabetic coma results from extremely elevated blood sugars. Insulin shock arises from severe hypoglycemia related to taking insulin.

Question 8

how high could your sugar be before you go into a diabetic coma?

Accepted Answer

It depends upon: Whether you have ketoacidosis (more common in type 1 diabetes) where coma can occur with glucoses of 600 or more -- or whether you have hyperosmolar coma with severe dehydration (more common in type 2 diabetes) where coma is usually only with a glucose of around 1000 or higher. It's extremely variable, and depends more on state of dehydration. Glucose levels doesn't correlate well with coma.

Question 9

how can i differentiate the three types of diabetic coma in a patient?

Accepted Answer

Coma: Can you please expand on the three types of diabetic coma.

If she has had or still has diabetic coma surely the doctors   would have told you.

Any coma is not good.

Question 10

can you tell me what occurs to cause one to go into a diabetic coma and is it always fatal?

Accepted Answer

Blood sugar changes: Coma more often occurs from severely low blood sugar levels, but could develop with poorly controlled diabetes causing striking elevations of blood sugar.  Usually not fatal if problems can be reversed in a timely fashion.

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