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- Relationship to Diabetes
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A TWISTED tube, hidden from view, led to the death of an insulin-dependant diabetic aged 11, an inquest heard yesterday.
Adam Littlejohn, of Burns Close, Stanley, County Durham, had type one diabetes and congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a condition that left him vulnerable to stress and needing hormone therapy treatment.
The insulin Adam needed was pumped through a tube in his thigh.
However, a ?tragic set of circumstances?? in which a kink in the tube prevented the insulin getting into his body led to his death.
It happened last May after Adam became sick after sitting exams at school.
His parents gave him insulin, but by the early hours of the following morning, his condition had not improved and he was breathing heavily.
Paramedics took Adam to the University Hospital of North Durham, in Durham City, where he died a few hours later.
The inquest heard the cause of death was diabetic keto acidosis.
Paediatrician William Lamb told the hearing he examined the tube and found the end was kinked, preventing insulin from getting into Adam?s body.
He said it was covered by adhesive so the problem could not have been seen.
Adam?s parents had experienced the problem before, but on those occasions their son had felt discomfort and they had smelled the liquid, neither of which happened this time.
He said: ?The family cared for Adam exceedingly well ? they were totally devoted to him.
?It is just such a tragic outcome.?
He said the problem was recognised and parents were regularly warned about it.
Coroner Andrew Tweddle recorded a verdict of death by natural causes.
He said he was extremely sympathetic to Adam?s parents? situation, and added: ?It was a tragic set of circumstances that transpired all at the wrong time that led to Adam?s death.?
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/ne...be_caused_death_of_Stanley_boy__inquest_told/
Richard
Adam Littlejohn, of Burns Close, Stanley, County Durham, had type one diabetes and congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a condition that left him vulnerable to stress and needing hormone therapy treatment.
The insulin Adam needed was pumped through a tube in his thigh.
However, a ?tragic set of circumstances?? in which a kink in the tube prevented the insulin getting into his body led to his death.
It happened last May after Adam became sick after sitting exams at school.
His parents gave him insulin, but by the early hours of the following morning, his condition had not improved and he was breathing heavily.
Paramedics took Adam to the University Hospital of North Durham, in Durham City, where he died a few hours later.
The inquest heard the cause of death was diabetic keto acidosis.
Paediatrician William Lamb told the hearing he examined the tube and found the end was kinked, preventing insulin from getting into Adam?s body.
He said it was covered by adhesive so the problem could not have been seen.
Adam?s parents had experienced the problem before, but on those occasions their son had felt discomfort and they had smelled the liquid, neither of which happened this time.
He said: ?The family cared for Adam exceedingly well ? they were totally devoted to him.
?It is just such a tragic outcome.?
He said the problem was recognised and parents were regularly warned about it.
Coroner Andrew Tweddle recorded a verdict of death by natural causes.
He said he was extremely sympathetic to Adam?s parents? situation, and added: ?It was a tragic set of circumstances that transpired all at the wrong time that led to Adam?s death.?
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/ne...be_caused_death_of_Stanley_boy__inquest_told/
Richard
