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Update Date: 2008/12/13 07:50
Reporter: Peng Yunfang / Hsinchu Report
An 18-year-old girl in Hsinchu County experienced headaches and nausea, worrying about her chronic diabetes. To be cautious, she underwent an MRI scan, which showed everything was normal. Unexpectedly, while still under observation, she suddenly suffered a stroke. It turned out that because her mother was at work and no one cooked for her, she often ate bread for lunch, neglecting her blood sugar control.
This girl had no family history of diabetes or stroke. She was 163 cm tall and weighed 50 kg, not obese, and had no hypertension or hyperlipidemia. Since she was 12 or 13 years old, she was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and type 1 diabetes. Due to her fluctuating condition, she had to inject insulin daily and could not maintain her studies, dropping out of vocational school and staying at home.
Her mother, being a working professional, had no time to prepare lunch for her, so she often bought bread to eat, neglecting her blood sugar control. She also had no regular exercise habits.
At the end of last month, she started having headaches, breathing more heavily than usual, and vomiting, showing signs of ketoacidosis. She went to the Hsinchu Hospital emergency room, but unexpectedly, while under observation in the intensive care unit, she suddenly lost consciousness.
Lü Jing, the director of the Metabolism Department at Hsinchu Hospital, said that when she regained some consciousness, a check-up revealed her left arm was weak and her left leg was completely immobile. An MRI scan confirmed she had an ischemic stroke. After three weeks of hospitalization and rehabilitation, she could walk freely, though a closer look would reveal her left leg was still weak.
In recent years, there has been a trend of younger stroke patients in the country. Lü Jing urges young people to maintain good dietary control, regular living habits, and moderate exercise.
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Frequent Bread Consumption Overlooks Blood Sugar, Leads to Stroke at 18
Reporter: Peng Yunfang / Hsinchu Report
An 18-year-old girl in Hsinchu County experienced headaches and nausea, worrying about her chronic diabetes. To be cautious, she underwent an MRI scan, which showed everything was normal. Unexpectedly, while still under observation, she suddenly suffered a stroke. It turned out that because her mother was at work and no one cooked for her, she often ate bread for lunch, neglecting her blood sugar control.
This girl had no family history of diabetes or stroke. She was 163 cm tall and weighed 50 kg, not obese, and had no hypertension or hyperlipidemia. Since she was 12 or 13 years old, she was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and type 1 diabetes. Due to her fluctuating condition, she had to inject insulin daily and could not maintain her studies, dropping out of vocational school and staying at home.
Her mother, being a working professional, had no time to prepare lunch for her, so she often bought bread to eat, neglecting her blood sugar control. She also had no regular exercise habits.
At the end of last month, she started having headaches, breathing more heavily than usual, and vomiting, showing signs of ketoacidosis. She went to the Hsinchu Hospital emergency room, but unexpectedly, while under observation in the intensive care unit, she suddenly lost consciousness.
Lü Jing, the director of the Metabolism Department at Hsinchu Hospital, said that when she regained some consciousness, a check-up revealed her left arm was weak and her left leg was completely immobile. An MRI scan confirmed she had an ischemic stroke. After three weeks of hospitalization and rehabilitation, she could walk freely, though a closer look would reveal her left leg was still weak.
In recent years, there has been a trend of younger stroke patients in the country. Lü Jing urges young people to maintain good dietary control, regular living habits, and moderate exercise.
Source: http://tw. news. yahoo. com/ article/ url/ d/ a/ 081213/ 2/ 1b41m. html