Stress Fractures
Sandra is a patient who claimed to have diabetes. When she saw Mark Siegel she was dressed as any normal person would. He tested her diabetes and glucose level, which was in the normal range. Sandra didn't complain about being thirsty, having tingling feet, or having blurred vision, which are the common factors of a diabetic. She didn't have regular doctor visits like she should have done, instead she had been giving herself insulin shots. Although she claimed she was diabetic, Siegel couldn't find any case of her being diabetic. Sandra made an appointment to see Seigel, but she missed it and the next one.
Sandra came back awhile later without an appointment and a different person. She was rude and dressed inappropiatly. Her glucose level was 250mg per deciliter. Normal glucose is 70-140. Sandra came back for another appointment as a total opposite as she was when Siegel first saw her. She claimed her name was Donald and that she was a male of twenty-two years, who was not a diabetic. Siegel decided to send "Donald" to a psychiatrist. Siegel was coming to the conclusion that Sandra was suffering form multiple personality disorder.
Sandra was admitted into the hospital. Siegel thought her different personalities and glucose level was due to her blood sugar. Sandra can't make the insulin she needs to increase her blood sugar. Sandra was there for two months and was reported to have shown forty different personalities. Siegel never did find the actual reason why Sandra was acting like different people. None of her personalities that claimed to be diabetic free were found to have a glucose level higher then 200. She was released from the hospital and is doing well. She has to have five insulin injections a day and still see Siegel and the psychiatrist. In conclusion, the one thing Siegel did find out about Sandra is that she is diabetic.
I thought this article was very interesting. I never knew that someone could have forty different personalities. I was dissappointed to find out that they couldn't find what was exactly wrong with her. It's strange how something so little can mess you up in such a big way.
posted by Stephanie R @ 4:40 PM
3 Comments:
I have heard of multipersonality disorder before, but never knew it could make so many different personalities. It is really strange to think that one of Sandra's personalities has an insulin level of 250mg while others showed no signs of being diabetic. It is sad that the doctors could not specifically diagnose her problem(s), but hopefully in the future, this will be possible.
I have heard of people having multiple personalities, but I never knew there could be so many different ones. It's crazy to think that with her different personalities, her body was acting differently.
Wow! Forty different personalities? That is insane. I never knew that, even with multiple personality disorder, a person could exhibit forty personalities. I personally found it amazing that, with this disorder, her body even acted differently along with her personality.
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