What's wrong with my friend?

[WinterKitchen]

I have a friend who's diabetic and doesn't really take care of herself. She eats rubbish.

Just lately she's had constant diarrhoea and not wanted to eat anything except cup a soup. She's also had excruciating back pain. She collapsed yesterday and was taken to hospital for tests. They've stabilised her blood sugar.

She's having a colonoscopy and also she's got a large scab on one of her boobs and they think there's a lump there. Obviously I'm fearing the worst.

Any thoughts please?

Unfortunately sounds like shes gone into dka and done permanent damage to her body. My son went into dka (we didnt know wasn’t diagnosed) and had damage done but due to his age he managed to fully recover being a type one diabetic for so long & not really looking after herself she wont be making a recovery from this. If she doesnt go forward looking after her diabetes correctly its highly likely she will pass away from complications. :(

DkA?
My son was diagnosed in DKA he collapsed, it's a life threatening condition where the blood sugars go dangerously high thankfully it's treatable.

You know absolutely nothing about Diabetes do you?

I think it’s very unfair of you to come running here and gossiping about her health as a way to be nosy.

What a shame for her. It does sound like she hadn't been managing for whatever reason.

She's in the right place now. All the best to her.

How are you @WinterKitchen don't forget to look after yourself with all this stress. You can't change things. Your friend is receiving the best treatment.

Why are you telling mumsnet about the details of your friends’ medical condition? I know it’s anonymous but can’t you just ask her? It’s her private business. All we can do is speculate, which is pointless.

Maybe time to stop posting her private medical conditions without her consent, she's clearly very unwell.

This is not AIBU so pack in the accusations of gossip and nosiness. I can't ask her because she's not in a fit state to ask. Even if she was she'd probably dissemble. I asked here if people had experience with this. If not and you can't provide useful information then just don't bother replying.

It honestly sounds like for whatever reason your friend has been ignoring her diabetes for some time. Unfortunately your friend's symptoms all sound very common for someone who is diabetic and doesn't look after themselves properly.

No, you asked if anyone had any thoughts, not experience of it.
It doesn’t have to be in AIBU for people to tell you that you shouldn’t be posting very personal details about someone who is very seriously ill without their consent.
You shouldn’t need to be told that at all.
If you were in a position where you really needed the information and were entitled to it, you’d be able to ask the hospital staff looking after her or her next of kin.

There's nothing in my post that suggests a misunderstanding of diabetes, so please do not reply to me again.

Im sorry your friend is going through this. She must be so scared. I hope they can stabilise her and treat the things that have been damaged. A worrying time.