The girl who had a diabetic coma in Punta Cana returned home

Candela Saccone, a 15-year-old girl who suffered a diabetic coma on holiday in the Dominican Republic, arrived in Argentina on Thursday night to continue her treatment at the private sanatorium De los Arcos in Buenos Aires.

Sanitary plane

The teenager landed in San Fernando a few minutes before the 20th. They moved into a Helidosa company specially equipped for airplanes, provided by Assist Card, the travel badistance company that had contracted the Saconne family.

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Candela broke down on June 19, the last day of her vacation in Punta Cana, where she was diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis, a serious complication of type 1 diabetes in which the body was producing an excess of acids in the blood.

He also suffered from cerebral edema and kidney failure. He was transferred to the General Hospital of Plaza de la Salud, Santo Domingo.

Blanket

Assist Card clarified that "the serious condition of the young woman" had forced them to take care of the badistance for Candela and her family beyond the benefits of the product acquired ", including repatriation carried out this evening".