Another ambulance ride Options

[gigem99]

In preparation for a new job, I have to have a drug test done (pee in a bottle). For some reason, I thought it needed to be a fasting test.

I went down to the lab about 11:00 am, and had nothing to eat since dinner the previous nite. Well, I saw on my CGM that I dropped below 80, but for some reason, I didn't grab my jelly bellies. Evidently, I was very unresponsive, and the next thing I knew, there were about 6 paramedics and 2 cops in front of me.

I was so stupid, when they asked me if I had diabetes, I couldn't even answer them. When they tested me, I was at 32. They started an IV drip of D-50 (very badly, I might add - my arm is horribly bruised), and by the time my BG got up to about 160, I was able to reason.

I have been that low more times than I care to admit - my personal worst was 17, and I was able to treat that one by myself. I don't know what happened this time.

They wouldn't let me drive, or even walk home (I live about a mile from the lab), so they took me home in an amubulance. I can hardly wait to see the bill - I currently have no insurance, so this is gonna be a killer.

This was really embarrassing. I've only had the paramedics called on me a couple of times in my 26 years with diabetes - this one was the worst, though. The young paramedics (they all looked younger than my kids!) assured me on the way home that I was good - they said they have had far too many battles with diabetics who were combative.

I am still at a loss to understand why I didn't pay attention to my CGM. Won't happen again (easy to say, now).

Tom

[lisac]

Linda B, yes it was a correction, but at that point it had been about 4 hrs after the bolus. We lowered her evening basal rates on Monday. I talk to her nurse (thru Animas) every few days. Her sugars are still in the 300-400 range a lot of the time. We just started on the pump about a month ago, so we are still making lots of changes. It's hard because her BG's are so high most of the time, but also go low occasionally. We are sadly used to this. Hadlee's BG's have been pretty much uncontrolled since she was dx'd which is the reason she's a pumper now. We are being patient, we know it takes time. I think her nurse is more frustrated than we are!:)