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Amputee Diabetic, Skips Dialysis. Had A Seizure. Advice?
my neighbor is an amputee diabetic. doesn't eat right do meds right and sometimes skips dialysis. he,s in and out of the hospital monthly. had a seizure last wed. while at dialysis. was in neuro icu until yesterday. he has no family or friends and hospital won't give me any real info. i take care of his dog when he's hospitalized. is it time to look for a home for the dog? he,s a mean angry dirty 40 year old and a very lonely sole.
Wed, 28 Aug 2013
Hello,
There are definitely lot of risks attached with a uncontrolled diabetic with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis.Chances of coronary artery disease and cerebrovascular incidents become multifold in such people.But it is very difficult to predict a short term outcome of such a person without having any access to his various medical details.Such a answer can be given more properly and precisely by his treating doctors.
I hope you get my point.
Thanks
There are definitely lot of risks attached with a uncontrolled diabetic with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis.Chances of coronary artery disease and cerebrovascular incidents become multifold in such people.But it is very difficult to predict a short term outcome of such a person without having any access to his various medical details.Such a answer can be given more properly and precisely by his treating doctors.
I hope you get my point.
Thanks
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Dear sir/madam
The life expectancy is decreases if the patient is on dialysis. but any one can live by doing dialysis at proper intervals. But there is risk of sudden massive myocardial infarction or cardiac arrest in renal impaired patients.
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The life expectancy is decreases if the patient is on dialysis. but any one can live by doing dialysis at proper intervals. But there is risk of sudden massive myocardial infarction or cardiac arrest in renal impaired patients.
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