Emergencies
Refer the following cases to hospital without delay!
- Patient with severe hypoglycaemia who has not responded to conventional treatment or glucagons
- Patient with Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
- Newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes with symptoms
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Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes with severe symptoms (e.g. blood sugar >20mmoll/l, thirst, polyuria, weight loss, dehydration, confusion, seizures and drowsiness or coma)
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Child diagnosed with diabetes
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Existing diagnosis of diabetes accompanied by severe dehydration (HONK) be very vigilant for this with older people
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Rapidly deteriorating foot ulcer (e.g. new pain, worsening redness and or swelling)
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Rapid change or worsening of sight (e.g. retinal detachment or haemorrhage)
