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Originally Posted by hodgsonsurvivor  I think I was rather lucky. I went about 2 years without taking my insulin.  And I wasn't fasting. It scares me to think of the damage my body has suffered though.  |
I did the same when b4 I was diagnosed. I went 8 months but my diabetes onset rapidly.
I had Diabetic Ketoacidosis
A Urinary Tract Infection
I had Hypomagnesmia, Hypokalemia, My heart wasn't operating correctly due to an absence of necessary electrolytes, and my muscle mass had decreased by nearly 50%.
Upon review of my case, the ER doctor said that I might as well have been in a coma. They said that essentially I was awake but my body was in a state that resembled REM sleep. He didn't know why I was awake.
My BP was in the range of 70/50. Give or take 20 on either side. Not sure but it was somewhere in there.
To date I have had 3 heart attacks. *I know there are no minor heart attacks but they weren't severe either*
I had a very built sculpted body, 220 with about 6% body fat.
Now I am 195 with no muscle tone to speak of.
So my body got hit and it was hit hard.
