Mum, 27, left fighting for her life in hospital weeks after giving birth

A mum who was left fighting for her life in hospital just weeks after giving birth has revealed the moment she thought she was going to die.

Elleyce Whiteley, from Wigan, had not long welcomed her son Jax into the world when she developed a life-threatening condition – with doctors telling her family she might not pull through.

The 27-year-old had been diagnosed with diabetes type 2 during her pregnancy and was placed on insulin until Jax was born on January 10.

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Following the tot’s birth, her sugars started spiking again. She was later prescribed semaglutide, a diabetes medication which shares the same active ingredient as popular weight loss drug Ozempic.

The mum claims she was supposed to have her dosage increased after four weeks but miscommunication between medics meant this never happened.

She claims this led to her medication running out after a month – seeing her blood sugar rise to dangerously high levels.

As her condition continued to worsen, Elleyce began suffering from sickness, nausea and stomach pains. She also needed the toilet more often, couldn’t see properly, felt confused and had severe thirst.

The mum claims she was passed between doctors around six weeks as her blood sugar levels continued to spiral out of control.

But she claims that by the time she got an appointment and was put back on her medication, it was already too late – her blood had turned acidic, a terrifying and life-threatening condition called diabetic ketoacidosis.

Elleyce, who works at the Armed Forces Hub in Wigan, initially thought she had post-natal depression due to her exhaustion.

Just weeks later, she found