purplesally
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
This happened 30 years ago when I was first diagnosed so hopefully it wouldn't happen now...
Went to the GP to get test results (urine test for diabetes!) and was told yes I was diabetic. My parents were given the phone number for the diabetic clinic at the local children's hospital and told to ring tomorrow for an appointment, but told they might not be open that week as it was Jan 2nd. My parents rang as soon as we got in and the DSN couldn't believe what she was hearing and told them to take me in to A&E pronto - my blood was so high on arrival that they told us if I'd had my hot milk with lots of sugar for bed as normal I would probably not have been alive in the morning!
I had been at the panto that afternoon and had sweets and a massive coke so it was a particularly bad day but it's scary to think how close it was.
Unfortunately still happening today. Late last year I was diagnosed as type 2. Shortly after I spent a week on the sofa unable to eat, drink and eventually move. Ambulance called, paramedic said I didn't need hospital and arranged for GP to call next day. GP visited and said I just needed to drink water, my friend insisted that I was seen by the hospital and an ambulance arrived 5 hours later, assuming the GP had said something as when the paramedics were taking me to the ambulance and my legs kept giving way she kept telling me off. Was put on a chair in A&E and left. Luckily a observant nurse realised I couldn't hold myself up, within 5 minutes I was on a bed, within 30 minutes I was on the ward with drips, insulin pumps and heart monitor with testing every 2 hours for the next 4 days and a new diagnosis of type 1. I spent a total of 8 days in hospital and was told by the registrar that I was lucky my friend insisted that I was brought in as I was very ill.