Table 1.

Case characteristics

Characteristics	Case 1	Case 2
Age (years)	66	74
Gender	Female	Male
Years since diagnosis of diabetes	13	11
Haemoglobin A1c (<42 mmol/mol)	95.6	88
Body mass index (kg/m2)	29.1	34.5
Comorbidities	Hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, chronic kidney disease	Hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia
Current diabetic treatment	Metformin Discontinued Humulin M3 and commenced on 3 days prior to presentation	Metformin Discontinued Humulin M3 and commenced on d 3 days prior to presentation
Presenting symptoms	Nausea, vomiting, poor oral intake, fatigue, polyuria, polydispsia	Nausea, vomiting, poor oral intake, heart burn, fatigue, polyuria, polydispsia