Valentine N., 19

Valentine is the eldest in a family of seven. She dropped out of school in class seven due to lack of school fees and later joined her peers in the village who were selling illicit alcohol to earn a living. The family lives in a very poor community marked by high illiteracy levels and poor infrastructure. They stay in a three-room mud house roofed with rusted iron sheets. Her father, the sole breadwinner, works as a boda boda rider, earning less than 300 shillings a day, which is barely enough to meet the family’s daily needs. Valentine is a known Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus patient. She presented to the health facility with complaints of vomiting, joint pains, general body weakness, blurred vision, abdominal pain, and poor appetite for the past three days. After examination and laboratory investigations, she was diagnosed with severe malaria, diarrhea, and Type 1 diabetes mellitus. She was admitted for treatment and further management under the support of Helpster Charity, following a referral by community health promoters in collaboration with the hospital management.

Valentine, a known type 1 diabetic, was brought to the facility with severe malaria and diarrhea complicated by dehydration. She was admitted for treatment and received appropriate medical care, including intravenous fluids and medications to manage her infections and diabetes. She responded well to the treatment, showing steady improvement. After a period of monitoring and care, Valentine fully recovered and was discharged in stable condition.

Severe malaria and diarrhea with dehydration in type 1 diabetic is an emergency cases it requires urgent treatment and if left untreated or late treatment it could have been resulted to complications such as cerebral malaria Prognosis is fairly good, but has to remain adherent to the diabetes medication