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Hospital IV drip treatment

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Jackhr97

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Right before being diagnosed with T1D, they sent me to hospital to be checked and tested etc.. While i was in the hospital they made me stay over night and hooked me up to an IV drip. The next morning i had put on all my weight again, and a little bit more than i was originally. I was wondering what exactly they put in the IV bag to treat you and make your body feel back to normal?

Thanks in advance.
 
You could have been dehydrated before going on the drip, and the drip re hydrated you.
 

Hi @Jackhr97 ,

Welcome to the forum.

It's quite possible the IV drip contained insulin.

What insulin regime have you been prescribed?
 
How much weight is it possible to even put on from a drip?

It can't be more than a few litres a day at maximum and assuming it is similar to water it will be a kilo a litre. Right?
 
NoKindOfSusie said:
How much weight is it possible to even put on from a drip?

It can't be more than a few litres a day at maximum and assuming it is similar to water it will be a kilo a litre. Right?
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So is it possible that water is what made me put all that weight on?
 
Jaylee said:
Thanks!


How much weight did you gain on this overnighter?
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My normal weight before any symptoms of T1D was around 55kg, i lost about 10-13kg over the 2 week period of me having the symptoms. When they put me on the drip i'm not sure how much i put on, but when i looked at myself i could tell i was bigger than I've ever been before.
 
So basically this is all just you guessing your weight by looking?
 
@Jackhr97 - Dehydration is extremely common in diagnosed diabetics or those already diagnosed, but with very high blood sugar levels. I essence, your body creates a lot of urine to try to get rid of the excess insulin quickly. Being put onto an IV drip, with or without medications included will often result in a very quick resolution to the dehydration.

Depending on the specifics of your circumstances that could account for all or virtually all of the any weight loss. If there was more weight loss than could be accounted for by dehydration, it could take a little longer to properly re-balance things.
 
NoKindOfSusie said:
So basically this is all just you guessing your weight by looking?
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Was this comment really necessary ? Jack has only just been diagnosed, I am sure you can remember when you were diagnosed, how about cutting new members some slack, we are here to support each other.
 
The amount of dehydration in the immediate time before a T1 diagnosis can be staggering. You’d have burned through fat and muscle in that two weeks as well, not just water loss, but it’s surprising how much you can gain when they rehydrate you.
 
Hi @Jackhr97 welcome to the forum.

The most important thing for you right now is to simply recover which could take a while, the weight may fluctuate but it’s important to gain knowledge about what works for you and how to manage your insulin doses, it does take time to settle in with everything so please ask away if there’s anything your unsure of, the forum has a wealth of knowledge so here to help if we can
 
Did you realise you were replying to a 6.5 year old post?
That person hasnt been on the forums in a long time either I'm afraid
 
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