Casey Johnson’s death was related to her lifelong battle with diabetes, reports AP. The L.A. County Coroner says the cause of death was “Diabetic Ketoacidosis” and the manner of death was “natural.”
From Wikipedia
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a potentially life-threatening complication in patients with diabetes mellitus. It happens predominantly in those with type 1 diabetes, but it can occur in
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those with type 2 diabetes under certain circumstances. DKA results from an absolute shortage of insulin; in response the body switches to burning fatty acids and producing acidic ketone bodies that cause most of the symptoms and complications.
DKA may be the first symptom of previously undiagnosed diabetes, but it may also occur in known diabetics due to a variety of causes, such as intercurrent illness or poor compliance with insulin therapy. Vomiting, dehydration, deep gasping breathing, confusion and occasionally coma are typical symptoms. DKA is diagnosed with blood and urine tests; it is distinguished from other, rarer forms of ketoacidosis by the presence of high blood sugar levels. Treatment involves intravenous fluids to correct dehydration, insulin to suppress the production of ketone bodies, treatment for any underlying causes such as infections, and close observation to prevent and identify complications.
DKA was first described in 1886; until the introduction of insulin therapy in the 1920s it was almost universally fatal It still carries a significant mortality of up to 5%.
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threatening condition caused by lack of insulin and sky-high blood sugar. TMZ says the Coroner’s findings show Johnson was not taking her insulin shots, was not exercising, did not follow her strict diet and was not taking other medicines she needed. Read more here
Casey Johnson
Troubled heiress Casey Johnson had lots of celebrity friends, but she died alone in bed and it was days before anybody noticed she was gone.
“Sweet dreams everyone,” the 30-year-old socialite Tweeted at 1:12 a.m. on Dec. 29. “I’m getting a new car.”
Seven days later, a maid let out a scream when she found Johnson’s body in her West Hollywood pad.
Johnson, whose father, Woody, owns the New York Jets, had been dead for several days, TMZ.com reported, citing Los Angeles law enforcement sources.
A diabetic with a drinking and drug problem who was twice hospitalized after falling into comas, Johnson’s apartment was littered with insulin syringes, TMZ.com reported. Read full story here
Johnson and Johnson Heiress Dies
Archive: Casey Johnson, the heiress to the Johnson & Johhnson fortune, died Monday.
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