28/08/2019
*Arun Jaitleyji. : It all started due to dangerous Diabetes...*
Started with Diabetes mellitus and excessive weight gain.
Had barriatric surgery for weight reduction( September, 2014)...
Lead to leak in after surgery ....
Lead to septicaemia ...
Lead to renal kidney shut down led to kidney transplant (14th May 2018),
Lead to immunosuppressive drugs,
Lead to cytomegalovirus infections,
Lead to soft tissue sarcoma ,
Lead to metastasis all over body by lymphatic and blood streams.
Lead to Loss of life. .........
"For the want of a nail the shoe was lost,
For the want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For the want of a horse the rider was lost,
For the want of a rider the battle was lost,
For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe-nail".
Benjamin Franklin
Similar story of Smt Sushma Swaraj Diabetes, renal failure, transplant , myocardial infarction.Death.
A lesson for all of us , to take diabetes seriously from the start to prevent complications as the best of healthcare is not going to help once the cascade of complications sets in.
Dr. Ajay Kumar, Patna