grandmadee6's Journey:
Family/Friend: Type 1 Diabetes
Patient Info: Diagnosed: over 30 years ago, Female, Age: 47
Patient Info: Diagnosed: over 30 years ago, Female, Age: 47
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grandmadee6
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Experience with
Type 1 Diabetes
almost 4 years agoDiagnosed
Oh No
My daughter was diagnosed with diabetes when she turned 16 years old. She was a sophomore in high school. Her name is Amy.
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grandmadee6
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Experience with
Type 1 Diabetes
almost 4 years agoExcess thirst
Symptoms
She was always thirsty. Constantly needing water.
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grandmadee6
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Experience with
Type 1 Diabetes
almost 4 years agoFatigue
Symptoms
She was also very tired all the time. Found it hard to stay awake.
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grandmadee6
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Experience with
Type 1 Diabetes
almost 4 years agoFrequent urination
Symptoms
She was always running to the bathroom to pee.
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grandmadee6
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Experience with
Type 1 Diabetes
almost 4 years agoHunger
Symptoms
She was also always hungry. She would eat big meals, and still keep eating all day long and that would go on until she went to bed at night. On her birthday she sat down and ate her whole birthday cake.
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grandmadee6
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Experience with
Type 1 Diabetes
almost 4 years agoWeight loss
Symptoms
With everything she would eat and drink she was rapidly losing weight.
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grandmadee6
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Experience with
Type 1 Diabetes
almost 4 years agoSevere stomach pain
Symptoms
Everyday she was having severe stomach pain.
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grandmadee6
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Experience with
Type 1 Diabetes
almost 4 years agoHeadaches
Symptoms
Everyday she was getting headaches.
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grandmadee6
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Experience with
Type 1 Diabetes
almost 4 years agoTo call the doctor and have him see her.
Decision Point
After all the diabetes test, he put her into the hospital.
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grandmadee6
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Experience with
Type 1 Diabetes
almost 4 years agoHumalog Mix 75 / 25 (insulin lispro and insulin lispro protamine)
Drug Therapy or Medication
She was put on insulin and taught how to do her shots, and check her sugars while in the hospital.