Got a phone call from Holy Cross today saying that Helen had been taken into hospital. She was quite unwell with a high temperature, high blood sugar and ketones.
What are ketones?
She was taken to A&E at Royal Surrey County Hospital by ambulance. They immediately put her on a drip and started treating her for hyperglycaemia, sepsis and dehydration. She had 3 litres of fluid in 3 hours and then was transferred to a ward. They also started her on the insulin sliding scale. I stayed with her as long as I could, not leaving until after midnight when I was sure that she was in safe hands with people who understood her conditions. She hadn't had any feed on yet that day and of course had her insulin on board so her blood sugar plummeted to 2.9 at about 11 at night!!