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Originally Posted by fluffyman  I grew up perfectly healthy, just a little chunky. I was diagnosed Type 1 in 1990 at age 20. Totally ruined my college drinking career. I had a car wreck on Jan 2 and cracked my sternum/bruised my heart. I checked out perfectly fine in August at the doctor, but I started losing weight in September. By Thanksgiving I had lost 60 pounds and went to a doc-in-a-box the day after. My sugar was over 900. Went on pills for 9 months and insulin in May of 91. I have been on a pump since 1995.
Theoretically, a major trauma to the body can set off an autoimmune repsonse that results in the islet cells being destroyed by rogue macrophages and white blood cells. Such is life. |
So sorry to hear about your college career being foiled! Fortunately for me I was able to drink my way through college with no problem....my problems started after too much stress, too much junk food and too much self pity became my best friends.
My husband was sitting in his cardiologist office 6 months ago and mentioned he didn't feel too good, the doctor said it wasn't his heart so I whipped my meter out and checked his blood -- his number was 475 -- the cardiologist said we better get him to an endocrinologist that day and if not to the emergency room. So now we are a full fledged diabetic home...my mother also lives with us and was diagnosed 6 months before I was. It makes it easier for all of us because we have each other to lean on but it's also harder because I'm the only one on Atkins but I am strong enough to do this.
I hope you are able to get your numbers under control. What is your A1C?