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<blockquote data-quote="Anthony_H" data-source="post: 1576809" data-attributes="member: 432448"><p>My experiences of having narcolepsy and cataplexy and what can happen when the medication isn’t sufficient to cope has made me appreciate how important medicine is and that not taking them seriously simply isn’t an option.</p><p></p><p>Everyone has heard of diabetes though, like me prior to August, few people without the condition really appreciate how sensitive our bodies are to insulin and how important our medication routine is.</p><p></p><p>Most people have heard of narcolepsy and it’s been more and more visible on TV over the past few years.</p><p></p><p>Very few people have heard of cataplexy and fewer understand it. I am constantly amazed by how many health professionals have never heard of it never mind seen it’s disabling and paralysing effects first hand. I can go from looking and feeling physically normal one minute to having complete and total body paralysis for up to 6 minutes, whilst still conscious..... and I remember the whole lot which is really, really scary.</p><p></p><p>So when I got diagnosed with diabetes, even though it was a surprise, I knew from the start that you can’t afford to mess about with things like this. So from day one I’ve had no problem accepting the fact I am now diabetic knowing that’s all I can do and get on with learning the processes involved as best and as quickly as I can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anthony_H, post: 1576809, member: 432448"] My experiences of having narcolepsy and cataplexy and what can happen when the medication isn’t sufficient to cope has made me appreciate how important medicine is and that not taking them seriously simply isn’t an option. Everyone has heard of diabetes though, like me prior to August, few people without the condition really appreciate how sensitive our bodies are to insulin and how important our medication routine is. Most people have heard of narcolepsy and it’s been more and more visible on TV over the past few years. Very few people have heard of cataplexy and fewer understand it. I am constantly amazed by how many health professionals have never heard of it never mind seen it’s disabling and paralysing effects first hand. I can go from looking and feeling physically normal one minute to having complete and total body paralysis for up to 6 minutes, whilst still conscious..... and I remember the whole lot which is really, really scary. So when I got diagnosed with diabetes, even though it was a surprise, I knew from the start that you can’t afford to mess about with things like this. So from day one I’ve had no problem accepting the fact I am now diabetic knowing that’s all I can do and get on with learning the processes involved as best and as quickly as I can. [/QUOTE]
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