[Terrie]

Hi Emmie:

Welcome to our forum. I like your hair in braids but it must take forever to get those done. You have a lot of patience.

I've had many of the same experiences you have since I was dxd. at age 3. With tons of seizures. I still get the occasional low but no seizures thankfully. I also had Friends and Relatives die young from this disease.

I don't have bowel problems and we're not Drs. here but there is a small chance that you have Colitis. Of course, if it was that, the Drs. would know right off. So it's most likely something else. I hope that it's easily treatable.

Boy, you've been through a rough time alright. I hope that you are over the food poisoning(I had that once--Bad)and feeling better. Hopefully you will be able to have your tests soon. It sounds like your sugars are out of control. I wonder if it is partially caused by the bowel problem. I know Nursing is a run-run job usually. Do you carry something with you like Glucose tabs? Are you allowed to test often enough while working? Please let us know what happens. We're here for you.

*Terrie*

 

[Terrie]

Hello:

It's Good that you are able to rest for awhile until you are recovered from the food poisoning.

That's Great that you are writing things down for your Drs. That will help them a lot. Meanwhile, maybe you could see a trend and discover what is causing your lows from what you have recorded.

Ulcerative Colitis as you probably know is an auto-immune disease. It is common for a Person who has one auto-immune disease to get another and perhaps another. Like one isn't Bad enough eh?

I'm surprised that you have hypo unawareness already. I didn't get that for many, many years. Mine isn't total. I still have some awareness of lows. I suppose having so many lows has created that for you. I've been told that keeping your sugars high for about 3 weeks will get rid of it. But I have a high phobia, so I couldn't do that. I had a high for 3 days back in 2006 and I was really not happy since I couldn't figure out what was causing it. A CGMS would come in handy, for that reason.

I'm Glad that the Nurse will be helping you with your sugars. The 2 weeks will pass before you know it. Then you can be dxd. with whatever is causing you the pain. Then you'll be up and running again. YW!

 

[Terrie]

lol sorry for writing so much

You write whenever you want to Love. I wish I had had someone to talk to about Diabetes when I was younger. We hope that you will be okay. Have a Good Day.