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<blockquote data-quote="mattpiano" data-source="post: 890461" data-attributes="member: 14002"><p>I'm pleased your experience wasn't as bad as it could have been, and if you learn from a mistake and live to put that learning into practice, then all is good.</p><p></p><p>I don't drink at all and I have very good hypo awareness, but I had a serious hypo in a supermarket in January, as a result of which I fell and suffered a traumatic brain injury. I had to have an emergency craniotomy that night for acute sub-dural haematoma and spent 5 weeks under sedation in intensive care, also getting pneumonia and having a tracheotomy.</p><p></p><p>Scary, but I'm lucky too. I've lived to see the frightening scan images showing how much blood was covering the left side of my brain, I have recovered with no visual field defects, and no loss of mental or physical capability. 6 months later my life is back on track, with the exception that I have to wait until November before I can re-apply for my driving licence, which I'm not eligible to have back until January - a year after the surgery.</p><p></p><p>I've heard it said that Type 1 Diabetes, and the pain it sometimes puts a person through, can make you stronger. I think that when we have the chance to, we just have to take that strength and move forward, hopefully with even better understanding of the condition.</p><p></p><p>All the best to you Eldorado. Take care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mattpiano, post: 890461, member: 14002"] I'm pleased your experience wasn't as bad as it could have been, and if you learn from a mistake and live to put that learning into practice, then all is good. I don't drink at all and I have very good hypo awareness, but I had a serious hypo in a supermarket in January, as a result of which I fell and suffered a traumatic brain injury. I had to have an emergency craniotomy that night for acute sub-dural haematoma and spent 5 weeks under sedation in intensive care, also getting pneumonia and having a tracheotomy. Scary, but I'm lucky too. I've lived to see the frightening scan images showing how much blood was covering the left side of my brain, I have recovered with no visual field defects, and no loss of mental or physical capability. 6 months later my life is back on track, with the exception that I have to wait until November before I can re-apply for my driving licence, which I'm not eligible to have back until January - a year after the surgery. I've heard it said that Type 1 Diabetes, and the pain it sometimes puts a person through, can make you stronger. I think that when we have the chance to, we just have to take that strength and move forward, hopefully with even better understanding of the condition. All the best to you Eldorado. Take care. [/QUOTE]
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