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Originally Posted by shiftzor  Random fact of the day:
Something that scared me was that a little over 100 years ago the average life expectancy of a type 1 diabetic was 3 weeks from diagnosis. |
Having been DXed by way of DKA, the mortality stats for DKA got my attention...
I'll disagree slightly with the others about diabetic not requiring time away. Any time I drop below the mid-50s, I need to sit down and wait for things to stabilize... which usually takes about 15-20 minutes while the sugars kick in. Fortunately, this isn't too often.
Yet, when I run high (150+), I'm not really all "here". One could argue that lax management takes away more time than tighter control.
I like how I feel, and who I am, much better when my sugar is where it should be. I do what I must to keep everything in check. If someone can't accept that, it's their problem -- not mine.
