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<blockquote data-quote="rytham2" data-source="post: 872707" data-attributes="member: 163605"><p>It so happens I am a type 1 diabetic diagnosed at 15yrs of age.</p><p>I used to like running, swimming, rugby. So I was quite fit really.</p><p>It was in my later years when things started changing for me, and 1 was that I kept dying in bed, Yes I couldn't believe it was happening.</p><p>My wife would be telling me in the mornings that it was weird as she really thought I stopped breathing, and was panicking a little what to do.</p><p>She says she would shake me a little for some response, but nothing, then suddenly I would take a sharp breath and start breathing again.</p><p> This was happening quite frequent, and I just laughed it off, saying I do have a habit of holding my breath.</p><p>Any how when my diabetic check came up and I hadn't been for 2yrs with moving house, the nurse went through her routine of a new diabetic check up.</p><p>After which the doctor came to see me. He stated that blood pressure very low and heart rate slow.</p><p>I was put on a meter for checking the heart, and while asleep my heart would slow down too much, and stop for 10-20 seconds.</p><p>They thought the meter was faulty and so brought me into hospital. (Only by the Grace of God it jumpstarted again),</p><p> I was to be fitted with a pacemaker to keep my heart at a steady pace, but my answer was I didn't want it, I had asked God to take me in my sleep.</p><p>The nurses response was "Your not dying on my ward", "Your having a pacemaker"</p><p>Never had heart stop since. Been 10yrs nearly and soon to have the battery changed in my bionic heart. I'm 66 now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rytham2, post: 872707, member: 163605"] It so happens I am a type 1 diabetic diagnosed at 15yrs of age. I used to like running, swimming, rugby. So I was quite fit really. It was in my later years when things started changing for me, and 1 was that I kept dying in bed, Yes I couldn't believe it was happening. My wife would be telling me in the mornings that it was weird as she really thought I stopped breathing, and was panicking a little what to do. She says she would shake me a little for some response, but nothing, then suddenly I would take a sharp breath and start breathing again. This was happening quite frequent, and I just laughed it off, saying I do have a habit of holding my breath. Any how when my diabetic check came up and I hadn't been for 2yrs with moving house, the nurse went through her routine of a new diabetic check up. After which the doctor came to see me. He stated that blood pressure very low and heart rate slow. I was put on a meter for checking the heart, and while asleep my heart would slow down too much, and stop for 10-20 seconds. They thought the meter was faulty and so brought me into hospital. (Only by the Grace of God it jumpstarted again), I was to be fitted with a pacemaker to keep my heart at a steady pace, but my answer was I didn't want it, I had asked God to take me in my sleep. The nurses response was "Your not dying on my ward", "Your having a pacemaker" Never had heart stop since. Been 10yrs nearly and soon to have the battery changed in my bionic heart. I'm 66 now. [/QUOTE]
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