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| ‘Rapid drop in blood sugar levels’ preliminary diagnosis behind Moscow protest leader Navalny’s illness – medical team leader | ‘Rapid drop in blood sugar levels’ preliminary diagnosis behind Moscow protest leader Navalny’s illness – medical team leader |
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| Alexey Navalny may have experienced a rapid drop in blood sugar levels during a flight on Thursday, leading to him losing consciousness. That's according to the chief doctor at the Omsk medical facility where he is being treated. | Alexey Navalny may have experienced a rapid drop in blood sugar levels during a flight on Thursday, leading to him losing consciousness. That's according to the chief doctor at the Omsk medical facility where he is being treated. |
| Dr Alexander Murakhovsky added that doctors have refused to allow the activist to be evacuated by plane to Germany because "this [metabolic] instability can increase during takeoff and landing." | Dr Alexander Murakhovsky added that doctors have refused to allow the activist to be evacuated by plane to Germany because "this [metabolic] instability can increase during takeoff and landing." |
| “Today, we have worked out a diagnosis. The main one, which we are inclined to favor, is a disorder in the carbohydrate balance, that is, a metabolic disorder," he claimed on Friday afternoon. "This could lead to a sharp drop in blood sugar, which can cause a loss of consciousness." | “Today, we have worked out a diagnosis. The main one, which we are inclined to favor, is a disorder in the carbohydrate balance, that is, a metabolic disorder," he claimed on Friday afternoon. "This could lead to a sharp drop in blood sugar, which can cause a loss of consciousness." |
| The director of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), Ivan Zhdanov, questioned how a "metabolic imbalance" and a "blood sugar problem" could prevent the activist from being transferred to Germany. | The director of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), Ivan Zhdanov, questioned how a "metabolic imbalance" and a "blood sugar problem" could prevent the activist from being transferred to Germany. |
| Murakhovsky also commented on reports of a dangerous substance found on Navalny's body. He said it turned out to be material from a plastic cup or plate, dubbing it "ordinary industrial chemistry." | Murakhovsky also commented on reports of a dangerous substance found on Navalny's body. He said it turned out to be material from a plastic cup or plate, dubbing it "ordinary industrial chemistry." |
| Earlier, his deputy, Dr Anatoly Kalinichenko, revealed that poisons or traces of them were not found in the blood or urine of the anti-corruption campaigner. | Earlier, his deputy, Dr Anatoly Kalinichenko, revealed that poisons or traces of them were not found in the blood or urine of the anti-corruption campaigner. |
| On Friday morning, Zhdanov said that police had mentioned the presence of a "deadly substance." | On Friday morning, Zhdanov said that police had mentioned the presence of a "deadly substance." |
| A plane was sent from Germany overnight to transfer the activist to a hospital there. However, by the time the jet landed at Omsk airport, doctors declared that Navalny's condition wasn't sufficiently stable for such a trip. According to Dr Kalinichenko, drops in pressure during the flight may worsen the patient's condition. | A plane was sent from Germany overnight to transfer the activist to a hospital there. However, by the time the jet landed at Omsk airport, doctors declared that Navalny's condition wasn't sufficiently stable for such a trip. According to Dr Kalinichenko, drops in pressure during the flight may worsen the patient's condition. |
| Navalny was hospitalized at an emergency facility in Omsk on Thursday after he became ill during a flight from Tomsk to Moscow, which made an emergency landing. His associates believe he was poisoned with a substance contained in tea he consumed at Omsk airport. They insist that he should be tested and treated abroad. | Navalny was hospitalized at an emergency facility in Omsk on Thursday after he became ill during a flight from Tomsk to Moscow, which made an emergency landing. His associates believe he was poisoned with a substance contained in tea he consumed at Omsk airport. They insist that he should be tested and treated abroad. |
| The Moscow protest leader's condition improved on Friday, according to doctors, but he remains in a coma and is attached to a ventilator. | The Moscow protest leader's condition improved on Friday, according to doctors, but he remains in a coma and is attached to a ventilator. |
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