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Sarah Vesty

Glasgow gran left in coma claims hospital failed to tell her of diabetes diagnosis

A Glasgow gran was left fighting for her life in a coma after hospital staff failed to tell her she had been diagnosed with diabetes.

Shakela McDuff was admitted to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in December last year after she began suffering chest pains and breathlessness at home.

The 54-year-old was diagnosed with heart failure and kept in for three weeks while staff ran a host of tests - including multiple finger pricks.

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