Welshchick28
New Member
Hello welshchick here .
I have been type 2 for nearly 20 years and plodding along but in general eating whatever I wanted ! That was until a week ago when I had vomiting for a few days Friday Saturday and then by Sunday afternoon I could not even keep water down then over an hour that all changed in speed , my breathing was very laboured and I was gasping for a breath .,it was at this point my son called an ambulance , I had 4 paramedics come , I had an ecg , my blood pressure was extremely high ,bloods taken and oxygen and whipped off to hospital .
At A&E I was told I had an episode of Diabetic Ketoacidosis WHAT ????? which if my son hadn’t called 999 When he did I would have been very very ill possibly in ICU. It was that bad .
I had drips for this that and the other , bloods taken with not a lot of success with my veins not opening . I had black bruising from all of this all up my arms .
I was then given insulin for the first time in my life .
Quickly things began to settle down and after 5 days I was allowed home with district nurses to come with all my needs for life with insulin and blood monitoring .
So with other medical problems that leave me housebound it’s a going to be a big learning curve.
I have to take 10 units of insulin twice a day along with bloods .
I have an appointment for a diabetic dietician at my local hospital in July .
So I am now wondering do I refer to myself as being “type 1 “ ?
Having eaten whatever I wanted now I can’t .
Thanks for reading in advance
Welshchick28
I have been type 2 for nearly 20 years and plodding along but in general eating whatever I wanted ! That was until a week ago when I had vomiting for a few days Friday Saturday and then by Sunday afternoon I could not even keep water down then over an hour that all changed in speed , my breathing was very laboured and I was gasping for a breath .,it was at this point my son called an ambulance , I had 4 paramedics come , I had an ecg , my blood pressure was extremely high ,bloods taken and oxygen and whipped off to hospital .
At A&E I was told I had an episode of Diabetic Ketoacidosis WHAT ????? which if my son hadn’t called 999 When he did I would have been very very ill possibly in ICU. It was that bad .
I had drips for this that and the other , bloods taken with not a lot of success with my veins not opening . I had black bruising from all of this all up my arms .
I was then given insulin for the first time in my life .
Quickly things began to settle down and after 5 days I was allowed home with district nurses to come with all my needs for life with insulin and blood monitoring .
So with other medical problems that leave me housebound it’s a going to be a big learning curve.
I have to take 10 units of insulin twice a day along with bloods .
I have an appointment for a diabetic dietician at my local hospital in July .
So I am now wondering do I refer to myself as being “type 1 “ ?
Having eaten whatever I wanted now I can’t .
Thanks for reading in advance
Welshchick28