He was admitted to the stroke unit, and his condition improved significantly over a period of 10 days. He required rehabilitation on the stroke unit, but was discharged after four weeks with a residual mild left-sided weakness. On questioning him about the advice he received prior to fasting, he stated that he was advised by his diabetes nurse not to fast, but had decided to do so anyway, as he had previously not had problems. He had reduced his insulin dose to what he thought was a safe level.