Diabetic Coma: Therapy

General measures

  • Immediately make an emergency call! (Call number 112)
  • Intensive medical monitoring
  • Close monitoring of blood values – glucose, blood gas analysis, electrolytes (potassium, sodium).
  • Review of permanent medication due topossible effect on the existing disease.
  • Decubitus prophylaxis (preventive measures to prevent bedsores).
  • Pneumonia prophylaxis (preventive measures to prevent pneumonia).
  • Thromboembolism prophylaxis (preventive measures to prevent thrombosis/vascular disease in which a blood clot (thrombus) forms in a vessel).