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Originally Posted by stu8910  I don't get it... surely it would take months of high BS before you'd be in trouble. Just so long as you don't go too low? |
No. If you're have T1 and don't get any insulin, your body changes its metabolic method to something called diabetic ketoacidosis. This turns your blood to acid which eats away at your body and will put you in a coma in a matter of days. It depends on the individual - for some people, DKA can put them in a lot of trouble within just hours, for others, maybe a week or so. But you certainly wouldn't last a month - in fact I'd be amazed if you survived more than 10 days, and that'd be really pushing it.
DKA happens when your body simply doesn't have enough insulin to function properly full stop. Under normal circumstances, high BG would take time to kill you but this is because under normal circumstances, you would probably still be receiving some insulin.
