Right so its 14/13/2009 one day after my 23rd Birthday, and in Birmingham for the celebrations, started off Driving a Lamborghini and then onto a night out drinking and enjoying the night life, well that was the plan. Ended up going home about 10pm as I wasn’t feeling too great and couldn’t stop drinking water, could have drunk a swimming pool and still wanted more, I remember my mate saying his nan had the same symptoms and was diagnosed as being diabetic, …hahaha laughed it off, 2 days later sat with the university nurse waiting for a ride to the hospital, 9 hours later and on my way home, happy birthday you’re a type 1 diabetic (Novorapid and Levemir) well at least I still had my dignity and my “trendy” hair
Rewind a few months started University for the final year, weighing in about 9.5 stone, kept falling asleep in lectures and then November 16th weighing in at 8.5 stone. Could nearly see my heart beating, (bit of exaggeration but my ribs were definitely a feature of my torsu) Super thin and quite unwell, was a bit gross.
Fast forward a few months and final year exams, the next big hit started to lose my hair, and then bang, here’s your half year present a nice case of Alopecia, this was a bit of a punch in the stomach, Luckily my head wasn’t too bad a shape and although was a bit of time to get used to. Didn’t have overall alopecia, but enough to get out the razor every morning.
1st year my hba1c was 5.6 which was ok and then 2nd year was 7.1 and then I haven’t had my review this year, retinopathy test have come back fine.
So your probably wondering after reading all this, that’s if you actually got this far, whats the point of my post.
Well for the last couple of months my sugar levels have gone made and the reason is because iv been eating the wrong things, 1st thought simple and easy fix, stop eating the wrong things. Well I get the most horrendous cravings for sugar, I actually battle with myself to stop eating them.
. I have always been a lover of cakes and chocolate, and the sugary alcoholic drinks and although the hospital said we don’t know why you have become a diabetic, im almost 100% certain I overloaded my pancreas with 3 years of Universtiy alcohol and food.
Just doing a quick search on the net and I found this forum so thought id see what everyone else deals with, and by the look of it with things like carb counting and looking at sugar levels in food im a bit of a failed diabetic.
I also wonder how often people get highs and lows. I created a little chart of BL and how it effects me
15+ Not very often, basically asleep
8+ Very tired, I wouldn’t drive if I was over 7
4-7 Normal
4-3.7 . slight vibration in my hands
4-3.5 Small shake
4-3.2 feel a bit different
3 – slight fuzzy feeling, noticeable shake in the hands
2.5-2.7 very fuzzy, lips feel like they are buzzing and so does the rest of my skin, very shaky
2-2.5 unable to hold anything, fuzzy, cant concentrate, stumbling while I walk
2 almost un able to stand
18-.19 Only been this low four times, (scariest, not coherent)
So there you go, do you feel the same, or is everyone different, how low have you been, do you watch like a hawk what you eat?
Thanks for taking the time to read
Trev
Rewind a few months started University for the final year, weighing in about 9.5 stone, kept falling asleep in lectures and then November 16th weighing in at 8.5 stone. Could nearly see my heart beating, (bit of exaggeration but my ribs were definitely a feature of my torsu) Super thin and quite unwell, was a bit gross.
Fast forward a few months and final year exams, the next big hit started to lose my hair, and then bang, here’s your half year present a nice case of Alopecia, this was a bit of a punch in the stomach, Luckily my head wasn’t too bad a shape and although was a bit of time to get used to. Didn’t have overall alopecia, but enough to get out the razor every morning.
1st year my hba1c was 5.6 which was ok and then 2nd year was 7.1 and then I haven’t had my review this year, retinopathy test have come back fine.
So your probably wondering after reading all this, that’s if you actually got this far, whats the point of my post.
Well for the last couple of months my sugar levels have gone made and the reason is because iv been eating the wrong things, 1st thought simple and easy fix, stop eating the wrong things. Well I get the most horrendous cravings for sugar, I actually battle with myself to stop eating them.
. I have always been a lover of cakes and chocolate, and the sugary alcoholic drinks and although the hospital said we don’t know why you have become a diabetic, im almost 100% certain I overloaded my pancreas with 3 years of Universtiy alcohol and food.
Just doing a quick search on the net and I found this forum so thought id see what everyone else deals with, and by the look of it with things like carb counting and looking at sugar levels in food im a bit of a failed diabetic.
I also wonder how often people get highs and lows. I created a little chart of BL and how it effects me
15+ Not very often, basically asleep
8+ Very tired, I wouldn’t drive if I was over 7
4-7 Normal
4-3.7 . slight vibration in my hands
4-3.5 Small shake
4-3.2 feel a bit different
3 – slight fuzzy feeling, noticeable shake in the hands
2.5-2.7 very fuzzy, lips feel like they are buzzing and so does the rest of my skin, very shaky
2-2.5 unable to hold anything, fuzzy, cant concentrate, stumbling while I walk
2 almost un able to stand
18-.19 Only been this low four times, (scariest, not coherent)
So there you go, do you feel the same, or is everyone different, how low have you been, do you watch like a hawk what you eat?
Thanks for taking the time to read
Trev
