Meru County Health Chief Officer Kanana Kimonye said the girl suffered from diabetes which made treatment of her wound difficult. “The patient was brought to Muthara hospital unconscious and on investigation she was found to have diabetes type 1. Health workers tried to control the sugar but it was not possible because she had a septic wound due to FGM. This is because diabetes complicates wounds and wounds complicate diabetes,” Dr Kimonye said on Friday. Related Content Girl died after FGM procedure, medics say“We did our best to manage the patient but the situation was complicated by severe sepsis,” Dr Koome said.

Source: Daily Nation March 29, 2019 13:37 UTC