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<blockquote data-quote="SandyDee" data-source="post: 831749" data-attributes="member: 81190"><p>I was 18 and all of a sudden had this strange thirst that just couldn't be quenched, I would be planning what to drink next before finishing the drink I had. My mother, who was a nurse, told me I was addicted to the sugar in the drinks, I disagreed because it was all drinks not just sugary ones. She said it was either that or diabetes and she brought home a stick to pee on to prove it wasn't diabetes. She nearly died when it went brown, she rang the hospital she worked at and we were told to go straight there. I was pleased that she was wrong about the sugary drinks (oh how I wish she'd been right now) I had no idea what being diabetic involved I am the only one in our family. I was in hospital for a week, but no DKA thank goodness, the worst thing was them taking blood. I'd never had blood taken and they had so much trouble getting it from my arm that in the end they had to get it from my groin and I was mortified because I was wearing the tiniest pair of knickers imaginable and the doctor taking it was my mum's friend, male and very nervous because mum was waiting outside!! That was nearly 30 years ago and I'm still wobbling along ok.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SandyDee, post: 831749, member: 81190"] I was 18 and all of a sudden had this strange thirst that just couldn't be quenched, I would be planning what to drink next before finishing the drink I had. My mother, who was a nurse, told me I was addicted to the sugar in the drinks, I disagreed because it was all drinks not just sugary ones. She said it was either that or diabetes and she brought home a stick to pee on to prove it wasn't diabetes. She nearly died when it went brown, she rang the hospital she worked at and we were told to go straight there. I was pleased that she was wrong about the sugary drinks (oh how I wish she'd been right now) I had no idea what being diabetic involved I am the only one in our family. I was in hospital for a week, but no DKA thank goodness, the worst thing was them taking blood. I'd never had blood taken and they had so much trouble getting it from my arm that in the end they had to get it from my groin and I was mortified because I was wearing the tiniest pair of knickers imaginable and the doctor taking it was my mum's friend, male and very nervous because mum was waiting outside!! That was nearly 30 years ago and I'm still wobbling along ok. [/QUOTE]
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