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79 results for diabetes mellitus type 1

VIChome2010-03-05

Finding into death of Andrew Campbell

51y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to ischaemic heart disease

Andrew Campbell, a 51-year-old disability pensioner with multiple serious medical conditions (Type 1 diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, hypertension), died of cardiac arrest on 16 July 2008, six days after …

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QLDhospital2018-01-23

Collins, Francis Ronald Llewelyn

85y · Male·respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

An 85-year-old man with COPD, diabetes, and peripheral vascular disease died from type 1 respiratory failure due to mucous plugging of airways. …

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VICcommunity2021-08-16

Finding into death of Phillip John Sealey

62y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis in a man with coronary atherosclerosis and cardiomegaly

… frequency, nocturia, blurred vision, dizziness and vomiting. The GP diagnosed hypertension and suspected diabetes mellitus, ordering blood tests for the following day. No point-of-care glucose testing was performed desp…

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VICcommunity2013-12-20

Finding into death of Kylie Anne Lightfoot

24y · Female·diabetic ketoacidosis in the setting of diabetes mellitus

Kylie Anne Lightfoot, a 24-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes, died from diabetic ketoacidosis. She presented to Dr S.'s practice on 4 May 2007 with abdominal…

general practiceendocrinologycommunicationsysteminsulin
VIChome2016-06-23

Finding into death of John Charles Prohasky

66y · Male·unascertained

A 66-year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and severe hypoglycaemia unawareness died on 20 June 2013, the day after commencing a Medtronic …

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VIC2015-12-01

Finding into death of James Willian Steele

63y · Male·Hypotensive and atherosclerotic heart disease

A 63-year-old male prisoner with Type II diabetes, hypertension, obesity and coronary atherosclerosis died of cardiac arrhythmia while engaged in…

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QLDhospital2014-11-04

Chettiar, Dharam Raj

82y · Male·Ischaemic cardiomyopathy resulting from coronary atherosclerosis (with previous …

An 82-year-old man with longstanding cardiac disease and renal failure died in custody from acute heart failure. He had been imprisoned for 3 years with well-documented cardiac history requiring 42 hospital transfers. In…

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VIChome2025-02-26

Finding into death of Jonathan Alan Uphill

84y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis in the setting of ty…

Jonathan Uphill, an 84-year-old man with extensive comorbidities including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and prior cardiac risk factors, died of ischaemic heart disease with coronary art…

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NSWhospital2019-09-04

Inquest into the death of Ivan METCALFE

82y · Male·Complications associated with advanced chronic lung disease

…tions from advanced chronic lung disease while in prison custody. He had multiple comorbidities including diabetes, ischaemic cardiovascular disease, and atrial fibrillation. He was admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital o…

respiratory medicinecardiologycommunicationsystemantibiotics
NSWcommunity2022-08-02

Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Kenneth Klees

37y · Male·Unascertained

…deceased on Mollymook beach on 26 February 2021. He had a history of depression, anxiety, poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. In the weeks before his disappearance, his mental health app…

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VICaged care2022-10-14

Finding into death of Beryl Eileen Brindley

74y · Female·Diabetic ketoacidosis

A 74-year-old woman with Type 1 diabetes died from diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in an aged care facility. Between 7-10 December 2016, her …

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QLDaged care2017-06-09

DR - Non-inquest findings

46y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy (acute complication with sudden cardiac arrhythmia)

A 46-year-old woman with bipolar/schizoaffective disorder, poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, morbid obesity, severe obstructive sleep apnoea, and pulmonary hypertension died from acute dil…

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VICcommunity2023-12-20

Finding into death of Lachlan McMahon Cook

16y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy in the context of diabetic ketoacidosis

A 16-year-old with Type 1 Diabetes died from diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) precipitated by acute gastroenteritis acquired while on a …

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VICcommunity2016-01-19

Finding into death of Benjamin Hodgson

29y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis

Benjamin Hodgson, a 29-year-old man, presented to his GP on 20 January 2014 with polyuria, polydipsia, difficulty sleeping, fever (38.6°C), and hypertension. The GP diagnosed a urinary tract infection and prescribed anti…

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NSW2025-09-15

Inquest into the death of Robert Sievers

81y · Male·COVID-19 infection on a background of Type 2 Diabetes and end stage chronic kidn…

Robert Sievers, an 81-year-old man incarcerated since 2001, died from COVID-19 infection on a background of type 2 diabetes and end-stage chronic kidney disease. Despite multiple warnings about vaccination, Sievers refus…

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VICaged care2014-04-29

Finding into death of Marie Goder

84y · Female·Major cerebral infarct due to hypoglycaemia

Marie Goder, an 84-year-old with diabetes, developed severe hypoglycaemia following insulin administration at a nursing home on 1 November 2009, re…

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NSWmental health2019-11-22

Inquest into the death of David Dungay

29y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia

David Dungay, a 29-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic schizophrenia, type 1 diabetes, and obesity, died on 29 December 2015 in Long Bay Hospital's Mental Health Unit while in custod…

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WA2025-07-08

Inquest into the Death of Tim Alan LOOKER

29y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

…truding bolt in his cell. Tim had ADHD diagnosed since childhood (previously prescribed dexamphetamine) and Type 2 diabetes (metformin), neither condition treated during his 99-day imprisonment. Key clinical lessons incl…

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NSW2024-05-17

Inquest into the death of Vicki Higgins

48y · Female·Ischaemic bowel, with contributing conditions of coronary artery disease, diabet…

Ms Vicki Higgins, a 48-year-old woman with diabetes, Crohn's disease (requiring ileostomy), and coronary artery disease, died from ischaemic bowel while in c…

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VIC2025-03-12

Finding into death of Daniel Bryan Harvey

48y · Male·unascertained

Daniel Harvey, a 48-year-old man with morbid obesity, cirrhosis, diabetes, and polysubstance use including methadone and methamphetamine, was found unresponsive in immigration det…

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