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A member asked:
My friend is in a diabetic hyperglycemic hyperosmolar coma. what does this mean?
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Coma due to diabetes: By your question i will assume he is in the hospital. This condition is due to poor control of diabetes either due to not taking medications or as a result of some inciting condition like infection amongst others, a better controll of diabetes will help prevent this. In summary it's a coma caused by caused by high glucose.
Answered 3/26/2013
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