I was first diagnosed with epilepsy in 1949. I have a poem that discusses both my diabetes and epilepsy.
When I was first diagnosed with Diabetes, it was a surprise to the doctors. I had never had any of the symptoms. They were trying to find out what was causing my severe seizures. They tested me to rule it out. My A1c, triglycerides and cholesterol were so high and they put me on Actos. My doctor told me that I could only have 15 carbohydrates a day for 2 weeks. They then tested me again. It was down to normal and I was able to raise my carbohydrates.
My neurologist told me that the two do not get along in the brain. One can mess up the other. When my seizures act up, I have to rest. That is the opposite of what I need for my diabetes. I need to be active. To make a long story short, here is my poem:
I AM STILL HERE!!
Six years old, 1949,
epilepsy diagnosed
Dilantin is deadly,
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
I am still here!!
Twenty years old, 1963
First tonic clonics (grand mals)
Three in a row
I am still here!!
Thirty-six years old, 1979
First STATUS EPILEPTICUS
I went into a coma
I am still here!!
Fifty-five years old, 1996
Second STATUS EPILEPTICUS
Diabetes the cause, the seizures stopped.
I am still here!!
Sixty-four years old, 2007
Lots of different kinds of seizures
Pneumonia was the cause
I am still here!!
Ruth
When I was first diagnosed with Diabetes, it was a surprise to the doctors. I had never had any of the symptoms. They were trying to find out what was causing my severe seizures. They tested me to rule it out. My A1c, triglycerides and cholesterol were so high and they put me on Actos. My doctor told me that I could only have 15 carbohydrates a day for 2 weeks. They then tested me again. It was down to normal and I was able to raise my carbohydrates.
My neurologist told me that the two do not get along in the brain. One can mess up the other. When my seizures act up, I have to rest. That is the opposite of what I need for my diabetes. I need to be active. To make a long story short, here is my poem:
I AM STILL HERE!!
Six years old, 1949,
epilepsy diagnosed
Dilantin is deadly,
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
I am still here!!
Twenty years old, 1963
First tonic clonics (grand mals)
Three in a row
I am still here!!
Thirty-six years old, 1979
First STATUS EPILEPTICUS
I went into a coma
I am still here!!
Fifty-five years old, 1996
Second STATUS EPILEPTICUS
Diabetes the cause, the seizures stopped.
I am still here!!
Sixty-four years old, 2007
Lots of different kinds of seizures
Pneumonia was the cause
I am still here!!
Ruth