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DKA Recovery

Paddy_nz

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Hi all from all the way from New Zealand
Thanks for all your posts
I'm a new type 1 as of November '16
It's been great reading through on here. Can't say enough how much it's
helped

I had a rather violent start to my diagnosis and it's drawn a fair few
questions I haven't been told much about. So thought I'd ask if anyone has
more to add - I haven't been able to find much in searches, so hope this isn't another version of the same question.

I 'got?' (If that's how you say it) what was the start of DKA one Wednesday
evening. I had previously been fighting off what I thought was the flu for
a few days. That evening I started vomiting after dinner and by midnight
was just bringing up what to me was seemingly very hot blood

Off to hospital.. It took emergency department until ~7am to tell me I was
diabetic and had this DKA thing. At that point I had been given many anti
nausea drugs with the promise I'd soon feel better. This continued .... I
was vomiting and unable to eat or drink for ten days following. Throughout
this time I would almost daily be told I was going to be eating by the next
morning and all was going to be well...but it took some time!

Once eating again I was discharged and have begun trying to recover.
Frankly managing my diet and insulin has been straight forward for me. But
getting (waiting to get) my energy back has been driving me nuts! Again, I
was told a couple of weeks on easy duty and I'd be OK, but its been almost
three months and I'm only just back on my feet doing normal things now...
And still get the stuffing knocked out of me if I'm on my feet for the day
and especially at the moment because it's summer here, if its a hot day I
fall behind quickly

Also have since discovered that my case was severe and frankly I don't
think the doctors knew what to do with me or how bad it really was?

Anyway just reaching out to see if there's others who have had bad cases or
experience to share of DKA recovery that could help

All time to read and share greatly appreciated


Patrick Hart

(Edited by a mod to remove personal imformation).
 
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Hi I'm close to you and live in Melbourne Australia. DKA is nasty. I have had diabetes type 1 for 40 years. I have had DKA only once when I was about 20 years into diabetes. I was given morphine because I was in extreme body cramps and in a lot of pain. My breath smelled like acetone and I was also vomiting and very sick. I was on an insulin pump at the time and my cannula was crimped and I was not getting any insulin but like you I was also sick with the flu and didn't notice and just thought the beginning stages of DKA was the flu. It's strange you were sick for so long no wonder you have taken so long to get better, even a day of DKA knocks it out of you, I lost 10 kg in a night.
 
When First diagnosed - Dka started on Friday, I had Panadol for 3 days thinking i caught the cold. Totally suppressed the muscle aches. Wed hospitalised due to bro forcing me. Friday out. 2 days amazing recovery. Reason - finicky about using hospital bathroom to shower. Forced myself to get better quick and show independence at jabbing myself. Lol.
 
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