Woman, 28, dies after failing to take diabetes injections – and turn up for check ups
A 28-YEAR-OLD woman has died from a rare medical condition after failing to take insulin to treat her diabetes.
Shayni Kirk, from Macclesfield, Cheshire, complained of severe chest pains and was found dead two days later next to her pet dogs.
The healthcare assistant was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 19, but since then had missed numerous doctors appointments and insulin shots.
Shayni died last January from Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), which is a potentially fatal but very rare complication of diabetes that happens to around four per cent of type 1 patients.
Her GP, Dr Elizabeth Eales, told the court that Shayni "was poorly complying with her treatment for her diabetes and she had poor diabetes control.
"She frequently did not take insulin and had multiple 'did not attends' for her diabetes appointments.
"When I let myself into the flat with my key on the Sunday, everything seemed fine. There was no sign of her so I went into to the bedroom and that's where I found her.
"The dogs were next to Shayni, I could not get them to leave her.
"I believe the GPs and hospital could have done more for Shayni. They just used to use the diabetes to shun her heart problems.
"They could have done more tests and done things differently but we will never now know."
A post-mortum revealed that Shayni had died from diabetic ketoacidosis and myocardial fibrosis.
Coronor Heath Westerman said: "The myocardial fibrosis brought on a cardiac arrest and resulted in a stroke. Her heart in the end was badly damaged.
"I can tell that she meant a great deal to many people and she was a bright girl who suffered from many different things over the years."
Shayni is just the latest diabetes sufferer to die from not taking their medication.
Yesterday we revealed that 20-year-old Natasha Horne died after falling into a diabetic coma from refusing to take insulin injections.
In fact, new research suggested that 60 per cent of Type 1 women will experience a ‘clinically significant’ eating disorder by the time they are 25.
In a statement, Shayni's family said: "We had been worried about this type of thing happening in the past but unfortunately she kept getting dragged down by illnesses and depression.
"She loved her dogs Misty and Boyo. She had a parrot called George as well. She was an animal lover, she turned to animals for company. She was with them until the end.
"She was generous and kind, a lot of people came to her for advice despite her having her own problems. She was loved by so many people and this was shown by the amount of people who came to her funeral."
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