Originally Posted by
diakonos777
Well I don't know, but when I got that Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) I got real sick vomiting, abdominal pain, deep gasping breathing, increased urination, weakness, confusion and occasionally loss of consciousness. I was like this for 3 days and it took that long before it dawned on me what I might have. I called my oldest daughter to come and take me to hospital. I was in my PJ's and they took me by ambulance to a Fort Wayne hospital and they kept me in there for 7 days. I told them how I did my insulin and all and they told me I was taking it backwards then. So yeah I had a light bulb moment there of no wonder I had a lot of insulin reactions and high A1C's.
Ya know 2 times a day injections. 30 units of the fast stuff right of the bat then the long lasting stuff I was injecting 20 units. It was a full syringe every 12 hours. I would do my breakfast injection then head off to work a 10 minute drive and have an insulin reaction before I could get in the door of work to clock in . I had some A1C's that were 12 - 13 but a lot of 16's a 18 & 19 a few times too. My brain activity was a hard deal as far trying to stay focus on just commonsense like things. That was the worst 3 days of sickness I ever had in my life. I was pretty lazy at checking my sugar too.
My fingers & feet just ache all the time. When I was in South Bend they got me better care to help with meds. Etodolac for arthritis inflammation and Gabapentin for Neuropathic pain. Then Prozac for Depression & Hydroxyzine Pamdate for Anxiety, I was on these a few years after the suicide attempt. Psychiatrist help with the depression. The suicide attempt was a pretty selfish act. You just pass your pain to your loved ones. I just wanted to go home and be with Jesus. I was done.
When I was in the hospital, one of my brothers was visiting me and Charles Stanley came on the TV there. He was preaching on suicide, saying Christ can't die twice for you and it doesn't condemn you to hell. I'd never heard that ever preached, but I had no fear in my heart of that happening when I did it. But the Lord never took me, Praise His Name!