| I had 6 weeks of losing weight, constantly running to the bathroom, constantly drinking like a fish, by my 21st birthday, i was down 11 lbs from what i normally wight. Everyone kept asking if i was anorexic, to which i looked @ them and laughed, and ate cake to proove i wasn't. I was craving dairy, which is odd, cause i normally hate dairy.
I remember I called my doctor near the middle of February for an apmt and they told me he could see me only in Mid March. I accepted the apointment and continued to study for my mid term exams.
I became so lethargic, that going to try on a dress for my cousins wedding was a chore.
My mom kept looking up my symptoms online, thinking maybe I had some form of stress related illness or maybe mono. I inquired about diabetes, it was quickly a 'no one in the family has it and it's hereditary...'
Feb 28th, I went to a random doctor at my clinic and after presenting the OBVIOUS diabetes symptoms, she told us to come back the next day for a blood test, and that I should fast that night.
That night I couldn't sleep, i remember walking down a flight of stairs to re-fill my water glass for the 3rd time, and panting heavily, having to sit on the couch to catch my breath.
I went into my parents room and literally just collapsed on their bed.
They had to drag me to the blood test that morning, I think i passed out during it... all i remember is eating an orange when I was done (Ha, oops!)
That afternoon, I tried to eat lunch and had to have cucumber on my bagel cause I wasn't able swallow the bagel w/o the moisture (gross i know)
a few hours later my parents took me to the hospital and within 15 minutes i was hooked up to like every machine possible and the doctor said 'your daughter has diabetes'.....
30 hours in the emergency ICU, my bs was @ 32 (canadian), bicarbs @ 2 and something else was like 26 and it was supposed to be 14..
wow that's long... sorry  | 
