Hello all. My diagnosis was only yesterday. Came as quite a shock. First of all, I am celiac, diagnosed about 5 years ago.
Over the past 6-7 months I have been suffering with an urgency to pass urine. Thoght it was just a sign of getting older. But it became a real problem over the last 2-3 months because I could not get any ral sleep. I would be up for a wee every 20 minutes or so. Anyway I eventually went to the doctor just over a week ago. He gave me some medicine and arranged for me to give blood yesterday Friday 18th May. This I did and also provided a urine sample. The nurse almost fell over when she dip tested the urine, she did a second test, same result- BAD.
She went off to see a more senior nurse, who called me into her office and did a glucose test. I think the reading was something like 18.9, but can't remember exactly as by this time I was in a bit of a spin. The worry was the ketone levels, I was told.
The senior nurse took me in to see the Doctor. He looked at the results and immediatly hospitalised me.
Anyway, at the hospital I was given insulin within an hour of being there. Loads of tests later and by now looking like a colander, I was told I was diabetic, and very likely type 1.
happily I was allowed to come home last night after being given insulin and taught how to test and inject myself.
Feeling a little sorry for myself right now. Don't know yet how this will effect me at work. I do a lot of driving and can at times spend many hours away from home or office at a moments notice. This has played havoc with my Celiac diet in the past but that is just hunger, I fear Diabetes is a whole different story.
Over the past 6-7 months I have been suffering with an urgency to pass urine. Thoght it was just a sign of getting older. But it became a real problem over the last 2-3 months because I could not get any ral sleep. I would be up for a wee every 20 minutes or so. Anyway I eventually went to the doctor just over a week ago. He gave me some medicine and arranged for me to give blood yesterday Friday 18th May. This I did and also provided a urine sample. The nurse almost fell over when she dip tested the urine, she did a second test, same result- BAD.
She went off to see a more senior nurse, who called me into her office and did a glucose test. I think the reading was something like 18.9, but can't remember exactly as by this time I was in a bit of a spin. The worry was the ketone levels, I was told.
The senior nurse took me in to see the Doctor. He looked at the results and immediatly hospitalised me.
Anyway, at the hospital I was given insulin within an hour of being there. Loads of tests later and by now looking like a colander, I was told I was diabetic, and very likely type 1.
happily I was allowed to come home last night after being given insulin and taught how to test and inject myself.
Feeling a little sorry for myself right now. Don't know yet how this will effect me at work. I do a lot of driving and can at times spend many hours away from home or office at a moments notice. This has played havoc with my Celiac diet in the past but that is just hunger, I fear Diabetes is a whole different story.