My diabetes diagnoses story. PLEASE READ!

by Dishawn McCall
(Raeford, NC US)

Just this pass Thankgiving 2009, I was feeling very tired and drained. I started urinating 10-15 times a day. My solids never came out, only liquids. I then begin to drink excessive amounts of anything. From water to milk. I didn't care what it was I just knew my body was begging for it. It was literally starving itself. The day after Thankgiving is when I started feeling very weak, I could barely stand up straight. That very next night I vommited 3 times in one hour. I thought it was just a cold coming on. Later on the next morning is when I was told I was talking out of my head. Saying things like, "I dont want to die alone." I then preceded to call the ambulance for myself because my old fashioned grandmother thought nothing of my suspious activity. They rushed me to the nearest hospital. From there they ran test and my blood glucose level was 1300 mg/l. They then told me I couldn't be treated in that hospital so I would I have to go to a childrens hospital. When I arrived there my blood glucose level was a staggering 1436 mg/l. I was put on a strict diet of only ICE for 3 long days in the pediatric ICU. They dropped my levels very slowly to prevent brain damage. They actually thought I was not going to survive. 2-4 nurses were always in the room for the first day. From the ICU, I then went down to the floor and had all the machines disconnected from me. IT WAS LIKE HEAVEN. Residents and Attendee doctors were in/out for the remainding 3 days telling me about diabetes and how to treat it. They never stopped stressing about how I was lucky to be alive. I lost 40 pounds. But, surprisingly I gained it ALL back. Today as of December I am fine. My blood glucose levels range from 100-200 mg/l throughout the day. The lowest I experienced since was 60mg/l and the highest being 398 mg/l. Please be careful and don't think twice about checking your blood glucose levels. EVERYONE READING THIS. GET YOURS CHECKED. YOU MAY NEVER KNOW. SOME GO 5 YEARS W/O EVEN KNOWING. Thanks guys.