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Do you still remember your dka?

tinyfilosofer

tinyfilosofer

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Funny game I play with my brain: when I read slowly and in detail about DKA, I start crying. It's funny. I am guessing my subconscious mind, the part that controls bodily functions, was traumatised by my DKA and when I recall the episode, it gets scared. Heeheehee.

Wonder how many people experience the same.
 
Hi, I remember it very well, a scary time, but being hospitalised and diagnosed was a blessing, as it saved my life, so in August 1989, it was, in the end, a happy one.
 
I genuinely thought I was on the way out.

It's worrying to be told that "had this gone on another week or two; you'd be in a coma..." This news is even more frightening when the prior 3.5 months had been spent working on an oil tanker - which for the majority of time - had been weeks away from land and any form of medical assistance...

Needless to say, after 24 hours in A&E getting pumped full of insulin, fluid and diabetes related information - I felt the best I had done for almost a month!

I look forward to spending the rest of my diabetes career without having any more nail polish remover in my blood:)

Grant
 
Well as only 16 months in to T1 DKA ....erm yep... And I don't cry ... I get angry ....so angry ...in fact I have had to replace the wall four times for putting first through it ....T1. DKA...= total b*****
 
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well my last one was last November after a cannula failed overnight and the resulting lack of insulin and high blood sugars didn't wake me. Severe vomiting and 24hrs in hospital and I was back to normal. As this wasn't my first DKA I knew what to expect but it frightened the hell out of my husband to see me like that hooked up to heart monitors and unable to breathe. It scares me ho it can happen so quick especially being on a pump with no long acting insulin to hold me. Thankfully it doesn't happen that often, Novembers episode was the first in 20 years.
 
GrantGam1337 said:
I genuinely thought I was on the way out.

It's worrying to be told that "had this gone on another week or two; you'd be in a coma..." This news is even more frightening when the prior 3.5 months had been spent working on an oil tanker - which for the majority of time - had been weeks away from land and any form of medical assistance...

Needless to say, after 24 hours in A&E getting pumped full of insulin, fluid and diabetes related information - I felt the best I had done for almost a month!

I look forward to spending the rest of my diabetes career without having any more nail polish remover in my blood:)

Grant
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Same. I was Travelling all over the world esp 3rd world countries and was home for a week before flying off when it happened. So lucky I was home.
 
AmandaD said:
well my last one was last November after a cannula failed overnight and the resulting lack of insulin and high blood sugars didn't wake me. Severe vomiting and 24hrs in hospital and I was back to normal. As this wasn't my first DKA I knew what to expect but it frightened the hell out of my husband to see me like that hooked up to heart monitors and unable to breathe. It scares me ho it can happen so quick especially being on a pump with no long acting insulin to hold me. Thankfully it doesn't happen that often, Novembers episode was the first in 20 years.
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Heard many pump stories so I'm going to stick to needles for a bit...
 
I've been diabetic on insulin for 26 yrs and thankfully never suffered from Ketoacidosis. Now that I'm using a pump the risk of this I know is now greater. Must read more about it.

Regards

Martin
 
tinyfilosofer said:
Same. I was Travelling all over the world esp 3rd world countries and was home for a week before flying off when it happened. So lucky I was home.
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Likewise, I could have been in serious trouble had it happened any earlier than it did. I'm pretty confident I can avoid DKA for the rest of my days though.
 
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Indeed! And inspirational. But how did you find out then?
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My Mum saw me reaching for the kitchen taps and drinking glasses of water non stop. At first she thought it was game as I was just big enough to reach the taps then when she realised I was actually drinking the water as well she took me straight to the Dr who stated she was an over anxious mother and to go away but if that concerned to bring in a urine sample mum had gone prepared. GP couldn't apologise enough, he closed the surgery and took both Mum and I to the hospital stopping on the way at the fire station to tell my Dad as he was on duty.
Mum was a nurse so knew all the symptoms and as there was a family history of diabetes she took immediate action.
 
tinyfilosofer said:
Heard many pump stories so I'm going to stick to needles for a bit...
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Pumps are fantastic you just have to treat them with respect and use common sense. I've been pumping for over 8years and have never had any major problems, niggly things I can put down to user error.
 
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CarbsRok said:
Pumps are fantastic you just have to treat them with respect and use common sense. I've been pumping for over 88years and have never had any major problems, niggly things I can put down to user error.
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Was your first pump wooden and steam powered? :)
 
CarbsRok said:
My Mum saw me reaching for the kitchen taps and drinking glasses of water non stop. At first she thought it was game as I was just big enough to reach the taps then when she realised I was actually drinking the water as well she took me straight to the Dr who stated she was an over anxious mother and to go away but if that concerned to bring in a urine sample mum had gone prepared. GP couldn't apologise enough, he closed the surgery and took both Mum and I to the hospital stopping on the way at the fire station to tell my Dad as he was on duty.
Mum was a nurse so knew all the symptoms and as there was a family history of diabetes she took immediate action.
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Your mom is amazing
 
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