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Anyone watching The Syndicate?

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GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 7 Jul 2015 22:34

I love this programme but I am really miffed.

How could the BBC get Type1 diabetes so wrong.
Amy was hypo glycemic.
Spencer injected her with insulin and, hey presto, she came round!

Hypo + Insulin = COMA!

Researching:
Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016

Robert

Robert Report 8 Jul 2015 11:19

Don't know anything about diabetes, but there are many things wrong with this (boring) programme - Lenny Henry being one of them.

Penny

Penny Report 8 Jul 2015 15:52

Diabolical research.

if you ever find anyone that you even suspect to be diabetic beginning to behave oddly , the rule of thumb is to give them sugar/cola or something sweet , then call an ambulance.

Never EVER inject or attempt to inject them.
You will have no way immediate way of knowing which they are wihout faffing with a blood glucose test kit to hand, and may not know what is normal for them anyway.

The theory is if they are going Hypo ( lacking sugar) giving them sugar will help.. If they are hyper, well, they are already overloaded , and a bit more wont do much harm and MAY have been the saving of them. You have a 50% chance of getting it right.

GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 8 Jul 2015 16:40

Some years ago, I found a man unconscious in a very hot car.
I knew he was diabetic because I found his insulin prescription in the glove box.

As he wasn't conscious, I couldn't get him to take a drink from the bottle of cola that was in the footwell, and as there was no glucose pen in his prescription packet, I had no option but call for an ambulance.

I didn't know much about T1D but .... I did know that he required glucose not insulin !

My own daughter has since developed T1D

Researching:
Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Jul 2015 17:40

Lenny Henry got on my nerves to be honest . his acting was very awkward but he did have a long winded script to get through

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957