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<blockquote data-quote="purplesally" data-source="post: 1718937" data-attributes="member: 453094"><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="purplesally, post: 1718937, member: 453094"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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