Diabetic Support Group Meets Sept. 16

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:11:32 -0700

The Diabetic Support Group will meet Thursday, September 16 at 7 pm in the Carilion Stonewall Jackson conference room A. Cheryl Tutwiler, RD, will give a cooking demonstration.

Diabetic patient died after nurses failed to give insulin injections

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:46 -0700

A diabetic patient at a scandal-hit hospital died after nurses failed to give her insulin injections, an inquest heard.

Diabetic patient died after nurses failed to give her insulin

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:56:34 -0700

Gillian Astbury, 66, had been at Stafford Hospital, pictured, after a minor fall, but fell into a coma and died because some staff were not informed she was diabetic.

'Failings' over diabetic who died

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:22:04 -0700

Systematic failings and poor standards of nursing contributed to the death of a 66-year-old diabetic, a jury at an inquest finds.

Diabetic grandmother survives 2 days lost in Manitoba forest

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:23:25 -0700

A diabetic grandmother who ate wild mushrooms and drank puddle water was resting in hospital Friday after surviving nearly 48 hours lost in the Manitoba bush.