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<blockquote data-quote="katmcd" data-source="post: 1395438" data-attributes="member: 380020"><p>Thank you all for your messages! It means a lot. I've spent my first time away from home (1 night) and had a meal out and my first alcoholic drink since I was diagnosed. I think I managed OK as my BG checks were all below 10 pre-meal and before bed. So I didn't (knowingly) skyrocket. Maybe getting the hang of it I hope. </p><p></p><p>Only thing that has irked me slightly, and I shouldn't care as much as this but I do...my story was put up by DCUK on Facebook. Fine. No problem at all. I'm sure many people newly diagnosed are as shocked and confused and bamboozled with the information and diagnosis as I was/am. </p><p>I was taught that if you can't say anything nice then not to say anything at all. Shame those on Facebook didn't get the memo. </p><p>The fact I randomly checked at work is ridiculous? Why? I did and good job too. I work in a medical type setting. We have an accuchek available for patient use. Disposable lancets and strips. I regularly demo to nurses how to use the meter, from making a lancet active, where to stab, turning on the meter to getting a reading. I do not mind being a guinea-pig. I didn't think I had diabetes although I wondered based on a couple of symptoms and signs which I knew about. </p><p>Similarly I know I was in DKA as I asked to see my blood results. My blood was acidic at 7.29 and I fit the hospital admission protocol for IV treatment because of this and 2 other factors. So I was admitted based on this. My BS weren't too high as it was a fasted sample (but too high to be healthy) and i think I caught myself early but I have no reason to make it up. Why? I'd much rather I was told it wasn't diabetes or DKA and didn't need to stay in hospital attached to a GKI drip. But it happened.</p><p></p><p>I know I'm preaching to the converted but it's nice to get it off my chest. It bugged me that a way of coming to terms with what has happened has resulted in me feeling like I wrote what I did for humour or comment. Or that I was making it up. If people think I trivialised what happened to me I make no apology. It happened to me and this is how I coped with it. This is how I'm coping with it. And I'll continue to ask questions however and whenever I feel like it!</p><p></p><p>Ps. Thanks for the book recommendation-think like a pancreas. I've ordered it and it should come tomorrow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="katmcd, post: 1395438, member: 380020"] Thank you all for your messages! It means a lot. I've spent my first time away from home (1 night) and had a meal out and my first alcoholic drink since I was diagnosed. I think I managed OK as my BG checks were all below 10 pre-meal and before bed. So I didn't (knowingly) skyrocket. Maybe getting the hang of it I hope. Only thing that has irked me slightly, and I shouldn't care as much as this but I do...my story was put up by DCUK on Facebook. Fine. No problem at all. I'm sure many people newly diagnosed are as shocked and confused and bamboozled with the information and diagnosis as I was/am. I was taught that if you can't say anything nice then not to say anything at all. Shame those on Facebook didn't get the memo. The fact I randomly checked at work is ridiculous? Why? I did and good job too. I work in a medical type setting. We have an accuchek available for patient use. Disposable lancets and strips. I regularly demo to nurses how to use the meter, from making a lancet active, where to stab, turning on the meter to getting a reading. I do not mind being a guinea-pig. I didn't think I had diabetes although I wondered based on a couple of symptoms and signs which I knew about. Similarly I know I was in DKA as I asked to see my blood results. My blood was acidic at 7.29 and I fit the hospital admission protocol for IV treatment because of this and 2 other factors. So I was admitted based on this. My BS weren't too high as it was a fasted sample (but too high to be healthy) and i think I caught myself early but I have no reason to make it up. Why? I'd much rather I was told it wasn't diabetes or DKA and didn't need to stay in hospital attached to a GKI drip. But it happened. I know I'm preaching to the converted but it's nice to get it off my chest. It bugged me that a way of coming to terms with what has happened has resulted in me feeling like I wrote what I did for humour or comment. Or that I was making it up. If people think I trivialised what happened to me I make no apology. It happened to me and this is how I coped with it. This is how I'm coping with it. And I'll continue to ask questions however and whenever I feel like it! Ps. Thanks for the book recommendation-think like a pancreas. I've ordered it and it should come tomorrow. [/QUOTE]
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