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Today's the day...

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Northerner

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...that I first fell really ill, five years ago. It was the Wednesday before the upcoming Bank Holiday and I had been out in the garden during the day. Hadn't felt particularly bad, just a little tired, but I was watching the football on the tv and suddenly felt really sick - never happens to me! So, from this point until Bank Holiday Monday I spent nearly all my time being very sick - I won't say my every waking hour because I hardly slept. Hadn't a clue what was going on, but not one for running off to the doctor's so I thought it was just a stomach bug that I could tough out. Maybe not. I couldn't even drink water and was rapidly losing weight - several pounds a day. A friend suggested getting some oral rehydration powders, which I did, but they wouldn't stay down either :(

I remember losing track of time and date as things all started to blur into one dreadful experience. As it was the BH weekend by now I knew I would have to wait until Tuesday at the earliest to see my doctor, but by the Monday morning I felt so bad that I called for the ambulance. I lost 17lbs from Wednesday evening to Monday morning and tipped the scales at 8st 4 lbs. In A&E my blood sugar was 38 mmol/l and it was at that point that I first heard the word 'diabetes'. After that it was 8 days of seemingly endless blood tests and being moved from ward to ward. Every meal was accompanied by a plethora of pills and, of course an injection. The insulin instantly restored my appetite and I was eating everything that couldn't move fast enough to escape. I remember eating a scabby horse between two bread vans at one point.

So, Monday will be my diagnosis day! I'm mulling over what I might do to 'celebrate'...🙂
 
Happy nearly diaversary day!

I vote make a cake or have a beer 🙂
 
Gosh, I thought you said you were slow onset? That sounds quite drastic - so you were kept in over a week? I remember when my son was diagnosed he too was starving the moment he started on insulin, and happily tucked into the most revolting hospital food - turkey dinosaurs and Smash mashed potato for example! We used to go over the road to Asda to buy extra food! He was in for 4 nights but that was only because he was diagnosed on a Friday and there was no paed consultant available till the Tuesday following.

I think the 5 year diaversary calls for cake! (But most things call for cake imo 😉
 
Redkite said:
Gosh, I thought you said you were slow onset? That sounds quite drastic - so you were kept in over a week? I remember when my son was diagnosed he too was starving the moment he started on insulin, and happily tucked into the most revolting hospital food - turkey dinosaurs and Smash mashed potato for example! We used to go over the road to Asda to buy extra food! He was in for 4 nights but that was only because he was diagnosed on a Friday and there was no paed consultant available till the Tuesday following.

I think the 5 year diaversary calls for cake! (But most things call for cake imo 😉
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I'd had symptoms for about 18 months prior to this, but like many people my age (I was 49) put it down to other things - it was a stomach virus that pushed my pancreas a bit too far, hence the DKA. I'd lost about 2st gradually over this period, but it hadn't really registered with me as I was always a skinny person. I was due to run a marathon the week I was in hospital and (unbelievably now!) still held out hope that I would be out of hospital in time to catch my flight on the Thursday 😱 As it turned out, they thought I had had a heart attack and that is one of the main reasons I was kept in so they could do some investigations - I felt perfectly fine most of the time I was in and felt guilty about taking up a bed! 🙂
 
Happy Diaversary Northerner. Interesting that May seems to be the month to be diagnosed! I had my 10th Diaversary 2nd week in May, several other peeps including Alan Shanley have also just had their diaversaries too!
 
Pattidevans said:
Happy Diaversary Northerner. Interesting that May seems to be the month to be diagnosed! I had my 10th Diaversary 2nd week in May, several other peeps including Alan Shanley have also just had their diaversaries too!
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Thanks Patti 🙂 I wonder if we'll get an influx of new members, newly-diagnosed, soon? 😱
 
Personally I don't want to remember as it was the same day I was told I had an early version of Breast Cancer; buy 1 get 1 free!
 
Happy Diaversary for Monday!

Mine will be 12 years in November, remember it as if it was yesterday - nowhere near as dramatic as yours though!
 
Happy diaversary for Monday - do u like STP - sticky toffee pud ? Anyway however u chose to celebrate, enjoy!! 🙂
 
Hanmillmum said:
Happy diaversary for Monday - do u like STP - sticky toffee pud ? Anyway however u chose to celebrate, enjoy!! 🙂
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Thank you. My tastes have actually changed significantly since I was diagnosed, so I don't actually like stuff that's too sweet now! Except Battenburg. Hmmmm....😱
 
Happy Diaversary eat lots drink lots and blow a raspberry at diabetes:D
 
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