[babs2000]

I was diagnosed in 2000. I had been having bouts with "heart burn". One night I had the pain and was vomiting none stop. Off to the ER I went. They told me I would not be leaving the hospital with my gallbladder. They gave me codiene for the pain-got hives. I kept getting worse. Had a cat scan done and they found I had pancreatitis. I had very high fevers-couldn't eat or drink(not even ice)-had a NG tube down but continued to vomit. I was only aware of a few periods of time of what was happening. I do remember being in a fog and having a few doctors standing around my bed and telling me that I was diabetic-I kept telling them no-I had just been tested and was NOT diabetic. I was in the hospital for 3 weeks then sent home for 2 weeks to recuperate from the pancreatits. Still nothing to eat or drink-I was being fed via TPN. Then I went back to the hospital to have my gallbladder out. One year later I had a pancreatic pseudo cyst-I had to have that surgically removed-3 more weeks in the hospital. One year after that my bile duct became obstruced. Once again I was back in the hospital to have a stent put in. Thats just the highlights of those 3 years. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it. Beth

[kel4han]

Geez Mick and KCP. I feel for all you endured upon dx. I will always remember your stories as they truely are remarkable.

[AJ21]

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

[princesslinda]

Wow...you all have the most incredible stories...what strong individuals you were..and are! It's so great how you've collectively overcame such rough times and are so positive and happy, and always willing to share and listen to the whining ramblings of others (like me) with such compassion. Hats off to all of you!

[Rekita2007]

Hi!! I was diagnosed when i was 18 and i still am, it was on December 23, 2006, four dayz after my 18th birthday. I had noticed that i was going to the bathroom a lot and drinking a lot. But i wouldn't tell my mother. I was alwayz tired. I played basketball for my high school and i noticed something wrong when i wasn't playing that well. i would alwayz get so tired on the basketball court. So, on this Friday i was Christmas shopping and i got real sick, see i had high blood pressure b4 i found out that i was diabetic, so i took two blood pressure pills, and i called the doctor and they told me that i was going to be sick for a couple of dayz for taking the pills. So, i went home and laid down to sleep, when i woke up around two a.m. i was so hot but it was cold, i fell out, but i didn't tell my mom once again, so when i woke that morning, my mom called me in the kitchen, i fell out in front of her, so we was on my way to the hosptial afta that. When i found out my sugar was 483. I stayed in the hosptial for four dayz. Now im on Humalog and Levimere.