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Permalink Reply by Holger Schmeken on December 21, 2009 at 4:46am

Very sad and shocking. I hope she was not a misdiagnosed T1 (LADA type) that went into DKA.

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Permalink Reply by Shannon on December 21, 2009 at 5:25am

Just to clear up a few points:

She didn't die of a heart attack - she was in cardiac arrest when she was found (this only means that her heart had stopped or was beating erratically).

As for her being a type 2 diabetic, the only information that's been released is that her mother said she had "a history of diabetes." How do you know that she was a type 2?

FWIW, I'd be willing to bet that she was a type 1 in DKA. Either way, it's very sad.

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Permalink Reply by Katy King on January 2, 2010 at 11:58am

What's DKA? sorry for ignorance :)

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Permalink Reply by Marie B on January 2, 2010 at 12:33pm

Katy, glad you asked!
Diabetic Ketoacidocis
http://www.tudiabetes.org/forum/topics/583967:Topic:546949
it's deadly - as a type 1, you need to know the warning signs

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Permalink Reply by Manny Hernandez on December 21, 2009 at 6:44am

Some more details here:
http://www.examiner.com/x-11425-Philadelphia-Celebrity-Headlines-Ex...

"Apparently Brittany Murphy was not in perfect health. TMZ reports that Brittany Murphy’s mom “told paramedics her daughter had a history of diabetes.” While there is no proof of Brittany Murphy having diabetes, we can only assume that the information her mother has provided is correct."

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Permalink Reply by Jacquie on December 21, 2009 at 7:08am

How does one have "a history of diabetes" without actually having diabetes?

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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth S. on December 24, 2009 at 10:53pm

I'm wondering the same thing.....

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Permalink Reply by Kelly on January 9, 2010 at 12:00pm

If my mom called the paramedics for me, she would say something like that because she -- along with almost everyone else I know -- doesn't understand the importance of knowing the difference between the two types (despite my many sermons on the subject).
My boss was telling me about someone she knew and said she had "really bad" diabetes. Is that like being really pregnant?

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Permalink Reply by Shannon on January 9, 2010 at 1:52pm

Ditto! My mom wouldn't have any idea what to say to paramedics. I've tried to educate her, but she's not really interested.

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Permalink Reply by Tim Moeslein, RN on January 17, 2010 at 7:43pm

Medic Alert comes to mind. I have not taken mine off since I got it nearly 30 years ago - now granted the fact that it is custom made has a bit to do with it and that I told my parents if they got me a solid gold one I would never take it off. Guess what? 30 some years ago, for my birthday, I got a solid gold Medic ALert bracelet.
I understand that a celebrity may not be in the position to wear a medic alert all the time but if she was in her civilian life at the time of the incident the ME would have been all the information she needed to provide.
My $0.02
Peace+
Tim

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Permalink Reply by Shannon on January 18, 2010 at 6:00am

I wear a medic alert bracelet everyday. I got a really pretty one from Creative Medical ID (for any of you ladies reading this).

I also wear a little tab thingy on my watch . . . just to be extra safe.

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Permalink Reply by Joe_h on December 21, 2009 at 7:13am

well that sucks. dumb question - what is DKA?

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