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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
ok here goes my story.
I was diagnosed with T2 July 2nd 2014. I did great for a few months until my husband moved us from Orlando Florida to Georgia for his career advancement. 1 year after the move, he cheated, and claimed that he wanted both lives. I wasn't going to put myself through that so I made him leave. (I was a stay at home mom for 12 years) he moved in with the other woman the day after I made him leave. 2 months later he files for divorce and custody of our 11 yr old. He was giving me way too little income for us to live and find a way to start over. He had a lawyer I did not. I was evicted, and went to court for daughters absences (she had very enlarged tonsils that has since been removed). The stress of my life changing events took a toll on me. I was diagnosed with severe depression one week after I learned of the affair. I am insulin dependent. No matter how well I managed my meals my sugar wouldn't go below 300. My divorce was finalized March 16 in my favor. I won full custody with child support and alimony. So things were starting to look up for about 2 days. He said he wasn't going to pay alimony until the final decree was filed. So the struggle got worse and so did my diabetes. 3 months later, June 20th he received that official divorce decree. That very same day he cancelled my insurance which was the first thing he told me he would NEVER do. I was covered through his job. My insulins went from 35 copay to over $ 500. So at this point I run out of my crucial long acting Lantus. On August 20th I got very ill. All I could swallow was water and I would go to sleep, wake up vomiting, drink more water and go to sleep. That was on repeat for 2 straight days. My 24 yr old came over (my 11 yr old called her about my illness) she saw one look and called the ambulance. I was admitted to Intensive care unit on The 22nd with DKA. Pretty much on my death bed. The doctors were shocked that I wasn't in a coma. After 5 days I'm home and things are starting to look up again. I stopped all of my depression meds (couldn't afford them so I'll just pull myself out of it) thanks to good old Walmart, I purchased my long acting insulin for just under 25 dollars however the little bit of humalog I had wasn't any good because I'm sitting here typing instead of sleeping because my sugar is almost 500. Waiting for pharmacy to open to get my fast acting one. My sister has been diabetic for 18 yrs and told me since going into such a severe stage with my sugars that I probably progressed to T1. Is that even possible? I have no clue lol. On a positive note though, my mind is getting better with this rebuilding my life thing, I'm happy to wake up to another day of this because I have to make a happier life for my daughter. We'll have a good night everyone and thanks for reading about my soap opera life lol
I was diagnosed with T2 July 2nd 2014. I did great for a few months until my husband moved us from Orlando Florida to Georgia for his career advancement. 1 year after the move, he cheated, and claimed that he wanted both lives. I wasn't going to put myself through that so I made him leave. (I was a stay at home mom for 12 years) he moved in with the other woman the day after I made him leave. 2 months later he files for divorce and custody of our 11 yr old. He was giving me way too little income for us to live and find a way to start over. He had a lawyer I did not. I was evicted, and went to court for daughters absences (she had very enlarged tonsils that has since been removed). The stress of my life changing events took a toll on me. I was diagnosed with severe depression one week after I learned of the affair. I am insulin dependent. No matter how well I managed my meals my sugar wouldn't go below 300. My divorce was finalized March 16 in my favor. I won full custody with child support and alimony. So things were starting to look up for about 2 days. He said he wasn't going to pay alimony until the final decree was filed. So the struggle got worse and so did my diabetes. 3 months later, June 20th he received that official divorce decree. That very same day he cancelled my insurance which was the first thing he told me he would NEVER do. I was covered through his job. My insulins went from 35 copay to over $ 500. So at this point I run out of my crucial long acting Lantus. On August 20th I got very ill. All I could swallow was water and I would go to sleep, wake up vomiting, drink more water and go to sleep. That was on repeat for 2 straight days. My 24 yr old came over (my 11 yr old called her about my illness) she saw one look and called the ambulance. I was admitted to Intensive care unit on The 22nd with DKA. Pretty much on my death bed. The doctors were shocked that I wasn't in a coma. After 5 days I'm home and things are starting to look up again. I stopped all of my depression meds (couldn't afford them so I'll just pull myself out of it) thanks to good old Walmart, I purchased my long acting insulin for just under 25 dollars however the little bit of humalog I had wasn't any good because I'm sitting here typing instead of sleeping because my sugar is almost 500. Waiting for pharmacy to open to get my fast acting one. My sister has been diabetic for 18 yrs and told me since going into such a severe stage with my sugars that I probably progressed to T1. Is that even possible? I have no clue lol. On a positive note though, my mind is getting better with this rebuilding my life thing, I'm happy to wake up to another day of this because I have to make a happier life for my daughter. We'll have a good night everyone and thanks for reading about my soap opera life lol