Like I said on my main page, I am diabetic and want to take some time to educate the world on this disease. It is a very common disease, but not much is known about it..there r a lot of myths on it...I will start out with my personal history of it and go from there..if I bore u I am sorry, just skip this page but I figure if just one person gets something out of this page it is worth it...
I was diagnosed a diabetic at the age of 27. I have type II diabetes or Adult onset diabetes. No one else in my family has it or has there been anyone else in the past diagnosed with it. Let me tell u how my life changed drastically and would never be the same.
We had gone to my neice's birthday party and I was fine. We came home about 4pm and I went and laid down, because I was a little tired(I seemed to always be tired). I guess that was because I never got any sleep at nite, it seemed I always had insomnia or was running to the bathroom 40 times a nite. Well, I woke up about 930 that nite, freezing...i just could not get warm. Darin took my temperature...it was 104°..I was dizzy, couldnt stand up, couldnt see straight..Needless to say, he took me to the hospital. I went in and waited and waited and waited..my fever started to break and I made him take me home, promising to go to the drs in the morning.
I did go to the drs the next morning, was told I had a kidney infection, given antibiotics and sent on my merry way. That nite once again the fever was back. I did everything we could think of to get it to drop, but it wouldnt. So, he and my mom decided I needed to be at the hospital..this time I had to stay.
They did tons of tests. Took about a gallon of blood. Also had to wait an eternity. Finally, the dr came in and asked me, "How long have you been diabetic?" I said, huh? I am not diabetic...he said oh, yes..you are..your blood sugar was over 300. WOW!!! (considering normal is 70-110) I guess that was pretty high.
So that time I spent a week in the hospital and they did tests galore. Can u imagine, 1 whole week without being with my kid. It was not a fun time. I had to see a dietician and a nephrologist(specializes in kidney diseases). I had to go take diabetes classes, to learn how to live with diabetes. Also learn the complecations of diabetes if u dont learn to keep ur blood sugar at a safe level.
Now, I do not take insulin. Yet. Thank God. I have been prescribed 2 different types of oral medications, Diabeta and Glugophage. I also am trying to keep my sugar levels down with diet. But this is difficult. But I am trying.
I will be adding more info about diabetes. Some links and some info, on early warning signs. Also some important numbers and things everyone should know. This will take time, so bear with me...but 1 important piece of information, i think everyone should know.
IF YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO IS EXPERIENCING A DIABETIC "COMA", AND YOU FIND INSULIN IN THEIR POSESSION, DO NOT, AUTOMATICALLY GIVE IT TO THEM. THEIR BLOOD SUGAR MAY BE TOO HIGH AND NEED IT, BUT IT MAY BE THAT THEY HAVE TOO MUCH INSULIN IN THEIR SYSTEM ALREADY AND ARE HAVING A REACTION TO THIS. JUST CALL 911 AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
For more information, try clicking on the following links..
