Ugh... what a week.
I just spent 3 days in hospital with bgs of phenomenal levels... not much fun, I promise!! I'm still not sure what went wrong, the drs say a virus, mayhaps, but I wonder if that is "dr speak" for "we have no clue".
So what went wrong??
I started with high bgs about a week and a half ago, and they just wouldn't come down. I'm stubborn, and despite being urged repeatedly by friends to go to ER, I insisted that I could do it myself, that I would NOT submit to my D... HA!!!! By Sunday night last week, I was a mess... shaking and teary, and exhausted, but still stubborn... "I am in control, and I will NOT go to ER! I can DO THIS!!"
By Monday, I was worse. I woke up with a reading of 398, and was white as a ghost, shaking and nauseous. By lunchtime I was down to 356, so just kept bolusing and bolusing. Roll on 6pm, and I test... HI... crap, thats over 600... okay, time to give in.
Arrive in ER, and am taken straight through to a room and put on a trolley... IV fluids are hooked up, insulin is injected, and bloods are sent to the lab... and come back at 767. Ho-ly crap!! The dr doesn't even understand how I managed to walk inside, and neither do I. Thankfully, I had taken enough insulin to chase the ketones, so no DKA, which is always a relief!!
So, 3 days in hospital, as they try to stabilise me... but my body was being stubborn. Even on IV insulin I was flying high for no good reason. Dr McDreamy, as my friend dubbed him, was as confuzzled as I was, and running tests like nothing else, but it all came back clear. He finally believed I felt better and let me home on Thursday when I called him Dr McDreamy to his face!!
So, no answers. I've been out for 3 days, and only just had my first decent reading a couple of hours ago (126).. lets hope I can keep it there!!
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5 comments:
Kit, I do believe that "It's probably a virus" is code-speak for "We haven't a clue." I'm glad you are home and that your bg has finally come around to something resembling decent.
It had to be rough going through all that and I'm sure it's only through sheer determination that you are able to manage to walk when others would be completely helpless. You seem to have some kind of resolve, and I think that's an awesome asset.
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
All the best,
JB
P.S. How did Mr. McDreamy respond when you called him that? ;)
It is very good that you did not slide into DKA - that can be life-threatening. I have had two episodes in 33 years, and both left me exhausted and unbalanced for weeks afterward.
I know what you mean about thinking you can handle it yourself.
Glad you are doing better.
Keep those bgs way up there, cos you look awsome on that pic with the church crowd! :P
Please don't be too lazy to do some basal testing in the near future... I hate unsolved mysteries.
LOL JB, he went bright red, especially when the endo with him pointed out to me that he wasn't wearing a ring... hehe
Minnesota, I know what you mean about the DKAs... I am the queen, with 36 under my belt.
Jelena... yes mum :p
I really think you could use a continous glucose monitor but that is just my two cents.
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