Patient case – emergency gastric complication of type 1 diabetes
An emergency presentation leads to the diagnosis of a gastric complication of type 1 diabetes.
Jamilla, 41, presents to hospital with epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting on a background of type 1 diabetes, diagnosed 11 years ago.
During admission, she undergoes a gastric emptying study and is diagnosed with gastroparesis.
