Presently High - UPDATE
Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 8:34PM The room is spinning and I feel like I am in a sauna. My mouth is dry and I thinking I am breathing loudly but no one has said anything yet.
I started to feel really sick to my stomach for no reason about 10 minutes ago. It hit me so fast. I grabbed my machine and checked my BG.
410
I woke up with a 96 and I know I bloused for a breakfast of oatmeal. So I am on the rise quickly. I stumbled out to my car and grabbed my extra infusion set. When I got in the bathroom I sat down on the chair and closed my eyes. I could hear my heart beating. My breathing in and out sounded like I ran a marathon. I am still breathing like that but no one here is saying anything.
Not sure how long I was sitting there but I finally opened my eyes and dropped my pants to pull the set from my thigh. Before I pulled it out I could see blood underneath the set. I pulled it and had blood spilling out of my thigh. I sat there and looked at it. I can feel it now, it still hurts.
I chose another spot on my thigh and inserted the new set. I couldn’t feel it but I could feel the room getting hotter. It is still hot. I need water.
After I got it in I sat there and stared at the old set with the blood filled cannula. Why does this disease allow for such change so quickly? It is a tightrope walk, constantly.
I primed and bolused for the correction from 410. I am at my desk now telling this story to you. This story that so many of us can relate to. My head hurts now.
I do not have Keytone strips here so I am guzzling water and going to check my BG every 30 minutes. I say nothing to my co-workers. The last time I had an “episode” I was told how I must learn to take care of myself. How I should go to the hospital.
I should be mad at them about their reaction but I am. I am now. I am so angry right now.
I need water.
**UPDATE**
All is good now. I did have some keytones going on but drank a lake full of water and watched my BG slowly roll back down to a nice non-icky range.
Thank you for you kind words, thoughts, and suggestions.
And Nicole, You rock! ;)
Reader Comments (11)
Damn dude, that sucks.
I think you have a good plan. If you start to vomit, and can't keep even just plain water down, you'll need to go in.
Sounds like you are not that far into it though - just keep an eye on things.
G-Ninja -
Stay calm and keep drinking water and monitoring. Keep us posted.
Ssnding positive BS vibes your way!
k2
SuperG, you're smart to pull the set and try a new one. Do you have a syringe handy? I'd think that if you haven't started to fall within an hour or two, you might want to think about taking a belly injection to speed up the fall.
Thinking of you. Keep drinking water and keep us posted!!!
Oy, hermano. I know the feeling, it isn't a good one. Take it easy, OK?
Dam diabetes!
Hoping that by the time you read this, your bs is lower.
Drink, drink, drink...
Hi,
I have no advice as I've not "been there, done that."
I did pray for you this afternoon.
Hope all is better.
This sucks for you especially while at work. What a shitty thing to have to deal with. I hope by the time you read this, you're feeling MUCH better!!
Diabetes is a fucker. No two ways about it.
But you are a ninja. Ninja beats fucker any day of the week. It's a rule.
I'm sorry this happened, but you've got control of the situation, and you've got an army of ninjas here - thinking of you.
Big Hugs... And big roundhouse kicks to the fuckers head.
Glad all is well.
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Glad you put it in its place, George.
And YOU rock.