Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
I've been very ill since yesterday afternoon and through the night
Started throwing up about 3pm then about 20-30 times during the night
The only thing I can think is that it's something I ate, but it's bloody persistent
I've just made an appointment to speak to a doctor later this morning, so nobody needs to worry about me!
I've had something like this before, and the main problem is that it has pushed my blood sugar levels into double figures, so I need to inject small amounts of insulin to keep it under some sort of control. The problem with that is that if I inject too much and have a low blood sugar, I can't treat it because anything I eat or drink will promptly end up in in the large pyrex bowl I employ for such medical situations
As such, I could continue to drop and fall into a coma Too little and the build up of acidic elements in my blood could lead to DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis), which is also a life-threatening condition
My ketone levels are currently High, at 4.6. This is largely due to the fact that I haven't eaten or drunk any carbohydrates for many hours (non-diabetic friends may know about the 'ketone diet'. These are normally fine, but you need insulin to clear them from your bloodstream otherwise they can turn your blood highly acidic and risk organ failure I had DKA when I was diagnosed and ended up in hospital , so don't want that again! But this time I have insulin. My throat is very sore from all the stomach acids I have thrown up I'm writing all this so I know not to leave out any details for the doctor, who 'deals' with diabetes, but may not be familiar with Type 1
Watch this space!
I've had something like this before, and the main problem is that it has pushed my blood sugar levels into double figures, so I need to inject small amounts of insulin to keep it under some sort of control. The problem with that is that if I inject too much and have a low blood sugar, I can't treat it because anything I eat or drink will promptly end up in in the large pyrex bowl I employ for such medical situations
As such, I could continue to drop and fall into a coma Too little and the build up of acidic elements in my blood could lead to DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis), which is also a life-threatening condition My ketone levels are currently High, at 4.6. This is largely due to the fact that I haven't eaten or drunk any carbohydrates for many hours (non-diabetic friends may know about the 'ketone diet'. These are normally fine, but you need insulin to clear them from your bloodstream otherwise they can turn your blood highly acidic and risk organ failure
I had DKA when I was diagnosed and ended up in hospital , so don't want that again! But this time I have insulin. My throat is very sore from all the stomach acids I have thrown up I'm writing all this so I know not to leave out any details for the doctor, who 'deals' with diabetes, but may not be familiar with Type 1Watch this space!
