my type one diabetes diagnosis story
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- Hey everyone! 😁
I have had diabetes for around 15 years now and wanted to share with you how I personally found out I had type one diabetes. If you are experiencing any if the symptoms I mentioned, it never hurts to get checked!
I use the dexcom g6 and the omnipod dash to manage my diabetes!
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I was diagnosed just over a year ago at 24 and it definitely is scary at first. Especially because we found it by accident on a random blood test. Diabetes has been a learning curve but I’m thankful for the online diabetic community in making me feel more at ease.
Wow that’s crazy that it was just from a random blood test! I can’t imagine being diagnosed at 24, it’s such a life changing diagnosis! The t1d community is so supportive ❤️
@@marycomeau it was crazy, I’ve had my A1c checked for years because there’s a super strong family history of diabetes on my moms side and in less than 6 months I went from normal A1c to diabetic, we found it on blood work I’d had done for what was going to be an egg donation. It was crazy but I’m glad I haven’t had to deal with dka but extreme highs are awful
diabetics stay understand different expereinces stick support stay together same relate 🧸🎗🙏👍👍👍👍😊
I was diagnosed at 7 turning 8 in 2018 I was skinny to the bones and I kept chugging water and didn’t want to eat long story short after shopping with my aunt I had a hotdog and 2 bottles of Fanta because I was so thirsty my mum took me to the doctor after and I was rushed to the hospital so stupid us walked to the hospital because we walk to the doctors and she said no the the ambulance because it was around the corner. A few moments later she was carrying me because I could not move.And you know how it feels to be high you vomit feel week and you feel like your about to collapse so we go to the hospital and I had sugers of 40 point something or 30 point something but get this my ketones were 7.8 and 2 week or more we were finally aloud out of hospital 😢
I got diagnosed in 2014 I am almost 38 now and I thought it was a death sentence
3 years ago (I’m now 16) I was diagnosed and my sugar level was 65mmol/L! (1,200mg/dl) found out 4 days later when I woke up from a temporary coma as it took a further 5 days to get my sugars back into normal range, and at one point I’d lost so much circulation that they had to cut off a literal piece of my finger to get blood! All fun and games, but three years on I share the same setup as you (ie dexcom G6 and omnipod dash) and am loving life, not letting diabetes stop me doing the things I love! Just goes to show how important an early diagnosis is and you helping raise awareness of the symptoms puts out an amazing message! So thank you
I literally went thru the exact situation when I was 7. Just 5days of temporary coma n all. Nd ya diabetes can never stop us from doing what we want.
You are great keep hard working and if you free go to gym its good for our gift
Repent.
Hi Mary - I'm writing om behalf of my 11 year old son: he is also a type 1 diabetic since the age of 6. He is a big fan of your shorts and videos!! As you said: you just don't know how hard it is until you have to live it!
Thank you for sharing your story, it really helps not to feel alone in the daily battle.
Warm greetings from the Netherlands.
My sugar was 518 when I was diagnosed and I was actually in a very similar situation, Passing out in the doctors office being told by the doctor to rush me to the hospital or go by ambulance. I couldn’t imagine 792. Now when I see over 250 I freak out. I had symptoms for years prior to my diagnosis at 14 but we just overlooked them.
On another note you’re a literal ray of sunshine☀️💛😫
i am an ICU nurse, i saw blood sugars over 1000 in known diabetics, so crazy, lowest I saw was 9, as a nurse i have seen many illnesses but the one that scares me the most is Diabetes
I’m 15 and I’ve been experiencing symptoms for diabetes for a while now (we know this because my dads a doctor and my little brother has diabetes amongst other medical problems) I’ve been to the doctor once because my blood sugars are all over the place and we think I might be pre diabetic I’m just terrified for the day my pancreas fully stops working and I reach extremely high blood sugars. The highest I’ve gotten is 250 and I get that often but I can’t imagine 790
@@addyb2179how is it now? And is it type 1?
@@moonlovesme it hasn’t turned into type 1 yet, but it’s definitely much worse now
Hi
When I found out I had diabetes I had a meltdown at work and genuinely considered offing myself. Being diagnosed as an adult is pure hell but doable so don’t give up everyone❤️
SAME. I got depressed.
It’s frustrating. I cried today because of the amount of money I have to spend for my medical needs.
Repent!
Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross and rose from the dead. Repent ye, and believe the gospel!
Being diagnosed as a kid is wayyyy worse trust me
I was diagnosed at 15. It was definitely challenging because my family dynamics wasn’t great. I dealt with most of my diagnosis/treatment alone.
I got diagnosed at age 2 and a half, I’m 28 now. I was so sick, the doctor thought it was just the glue going around. It was Labour Day weekend. The biggest saving grace was one of our dogs who never, and I mean NEVER, came upstairs and tried to get my mom’s attention. She said I looked like death warmed over, dead eyes and whiter than Casper. She looked at my dad was like we gotta go NOW. Long story short, I went to the hospital and got helecoptered to a better hospital 3 hours away. Thank you, Duke, I miss you.
That must've been tough, I hope you are better.
P.S. Duke is deserving of his name.
@@gladysolvera6566 😁yes he is. I manage it pretty well, there are days where my sugars are running high and can't get them down, the weight gain is the biggest annoyance.
Hey Mary. I was diagnosed with T1D on 11th November this year at age 36. I've been searching online for anything to help me learn more about how to manage it. Your videos are great. Very helpful, and light hearted and funny too. Thanks for sharing your story.
Wishing you the best.
i got diagnosed just a few weeks ago at age 22 with type2. it’s been HARD. your videos have helped me so much. you have calmed me about nerves, and make me feel like i can conquer it! i know our types are different, but i still feel like i’m way less alone in this watching your videos. 💞
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 15 months old. I’m 13 currently and I’m also very grateful that I got diagnosed so young because it would have thrown me way off with such a big life change if I had gotten diagnosed any older.
Wow, you are so lucky you caught it earlier without remembering life problems
I am 10 years old and watching you it makes me feel so much better
I got diagnosed when I was 12 and I legit was terrified. I went in for my yearly physical but around that time I was losing weight and peeing a lot. When they checked my sugar, it was 700 and I got rushed to the hospital. After 3 days they told me what went on and I had to homeschool for the rest of the year. Now I’m in college, watching your videos is so inspiring and I’m genuinely happy you’ve shared your story
I recently found your channel, and it's creepy how much our story aligns. I was 7/8 as well when I was diagnosed. I also had a bizar high sugar of 43/44 and I am also a tall girl (about 5'10 ish). It's hard to feel like no one really understand the struggle, because you don't 'look ill'. Fortunately and unfortunately I have a sister with type 1 and a dad with type 2 diabetes, so we lean on eachother for support. I look forward to watch more of your videos! 😊
My friend was 7 when she was diagnosed. She was thirsty more and stuff like that and she was rlly skinny. Her mom took her to urgent care. She's been doing so well with diabetes and I'm so proud of everyone with T1D.
Aw your comment is so cute
My husband was diagnosed with diabetes at 10 years old and I thought this isn't to bad, nothing to serious while we were dating and even first married but I remember the first time he went very low and had a seizure when our daughter was 1 month old and it became very real and scary. Our daughter is now 3 and was diagnosed with diabetes 2 months ago, a month before her 3rd birthday. The stress I feel now that I have to take care of a toddler, who can't fully understand why I have to poke her daily and change her dexcom, is beyond me some days. Trying to figure out how much to give her and why things are happening they way they are is so frustrating, and I have to be careful with who can watch her so I feel trapped sometimes. I remember feeling so angry a couple days after her diagnosis cuz she was high and I couldn't get her blood sugar down and my husband went low and almost had a seizure and the only other person in the house with me was my 18 month old son. I felt alone and scared and for the first time since being with my husband, angry that he had this disease and that now I had a child, a very young child, that has it also and that I was having to take care of both of them. Nobody that isn't living it or taking on the care of someone living with it will fully understand what it's like. Also, two weeks after her diagnosis we found out she has celiac disease so that makes things extra complicated.
I hear you! Big hug! Hope that you have family or friends that can give you a hand. Maybe some support groups around you! Hold on!
I'm so sorry this is happening to you.
Sending hugs your way
You are so right. Even those closest to you don’t fully understand. People, including myself for many years simplify it to just carbs and insulin. But it is so much more complicated - exercise, temperature, time of day, hormones, stress, adrenaline. So many things affect the BG levels. It is all consuming when trying to get it under control. I have learnt that sometimes I have to let it go and start again the next day.
Great to see more T1 on UA-cam. Nice to watch someone that totally gets it. 😊
My babe just turned 4 when we found out he was diagnosed. First symptom was bed wetting since he was so young we didn't think much of it but it was just over night and was unusual. He was dry every morning for a while. Next I noticed him going potty a lot! Then I noticed he was drinking water constantly! At the time I worked at night. So one night I was off I changed him into jammies and noticed how much weight he lost. He's not a very big guy so any weightloss was a concern. For my peace of mind I decided to check his glucose. Well I didn't get any peace of mind and his numbers were almost 500. To the hospital we went! He's been diagnosed for just over 5 months now! I love watching your content, it helps me understand and learn somethings!
Its relatable as I was diagnosed with primary hypertension at the age of 17 and now I am 18 and take medicine daily , take less salt diet monitor my blood pressure. Yours video are very inspiring and motivating
Thanks ❤
Hi Mary! Thank you for being an inspiration. I was diagnosed at 40 as a T1D. It is freaking crazy. I have 4 kids and now it’s been suggested we get them tested. I have a Dexcom and a Tandem pump. Thank you for encouraging me to do the best I can do with controlling my numbers.
Hi there ❤ I was diagnosed in 1981 when I was 5. It all started when I had a bad fever. My five year old body couldn’t take it and my immune system went berserk.
The doctor diagnosed me after examination. My mom thought diabetes was only for adults, but she and I were properly educated afterwards.
One thing I can say, I’m so glad the technology has improved since 1981. I remember having to put drops of urine into a test tube ( before fingersticks were a thing 😂) !
I was diagnosed in 1975. Yep really remember urine test. You never knew the number. It was negative, trace, 2, 3, or 4. That was the worst was 4. Then the urine on the stick gave you a color.
Boyfriend was diagnosed in April , his levels were 1750 BAD. I was terrified had every symptom you mentioned ( thought it was dehydration) so what we were doing made it worse. love watching! Gonna show him this video when he gets home!
If we didn’t go to the hospital when we did which I had to help him walk & everything. He would’ve died if he went to sleep that night
Dang my highest was 600 really tired having all the symptoms but I was able to walk and talk
792!! I didn’t know blood sugars could even get that high. Wow Mary you had a guardian angel 👼🏻.
I have Diabetes since I was 10 and you are not alone ❤
i was diagnosed at 10 also!!
I got diagnosed with type 1 when I was 32. Really late, obviously. People used to think that you can only get type 1 as a child. My younger cousin was diagnosed at age 8. I also think there’s a gene somewhere in my family, although my symptoms started after high doses of cortisone over many years.
I was diagnosed 2 days before Christmas 2022. Adult onset T2D. Yes, total life changer. Love your videos!
Same here. Was rushed to ER for my back & nurse comes in the room to tell me my A1C was 14.2. That was 5 yrs ago & life changed instantly. The diet change, BS monitoring constantly ( thankfully started using a cgm a few months ago) can get depressing at times. Finding this channel has taught me there are others who have it much worse & are living life. This community is amazing.
Luckily T2D is reversible with proper diet
My daughter is 10 but was diagnosed at 6. We have gotten to a point where she doesn't really remember life before Type 1. As a parent, it's kind of sad. At the same time, it's a blessing because it's just life to her and she doesn't really know any different.
Her blood sugar was 1070 and her A1C was 17.6 at diagnosis. I'm happy to say that her A1C has been around 6 since 4ish month post diagnosis.
I am 16 and was just diagnosed in May of this year! It has been such an adjustment figuring all of this stuff out especially since many things in my life are changing because of the age i am atm but I just found your channel and let’s just say it was an immediate follow! When I was diagnosed I originally went to the eye doctor because I was having some vision problems and I had been really thirsty but we thought nothing of it. My eye doctor told me that my eyes hadn’t changed much but my mom is a worrier and told him she was concerned for diabetes, luckily my grandma had type 2 and was living with us so we checked it on her monitor and it was 467! We rushed to the hospital and luckily we caught it pretty early. It was definitely a very shocking experience considering nobody else in my family has type 1 (that we know of) it also made a lot of things make so much more sense like i would get shaky after i did activity and now i’m realizing my blood sugar was probably low. I’m currently still in my honeymoon phase and i’m a little scared for what it’s going to be like when i get out of it but thank you for sharing your story! It’s really cool and helpful to see someone who has lived with it for so long!
I got diagnosed about 4 months ago, I'm 31 y/o. My dad was also diagnosed as an adult (38 y/o).
I actually was diagnosed by accident, I was having some of the symptoms, but since I have hypothyroidism and other conditions that ALSO can present those symptoms, I only went to the endocrinologist to check on my thyroid.
But here in Brazil it's standart procedure that you check blood sugar levels while fastening, do a full blood scan, cholesterol, all that stuff, so luckily I found out before something worse happened. I was really lucky, seriously. My other body part not functioning well (thyroid) might have saved me 😂
I was diagnosed at age 10 and it started with migraine-like headaches. We went to the hospital because we had no clue why I had these headaches. I went to my local hospital and they did nothing. I then went to a hospital in Hamilton (yes, I'm Canadian) and they were smart enough to check my sugar. I was 30 something (same measurements Mary uses). I was also told that if I hadn't come into the hospital that night, I wouldve ended up in a coma and I probably wouldn't have woken up the next morning. (Not trying to scare anyone but that's the truth with some people). I was also extremely hungry and thirsty. I couldn't eat food fast enough, I couldn't drink enough water to clench my thirst. I was also going to the bathroom a lot (but we figured that was because of the water I was drinking). Now looking back on pictures, I look so pale, exhausted, and sick during the days leading up to my diagnosis. I've now been diagnosed for 8 years.
To anyone who thinks they have diabetes, if you have migraine-like headaches that cause you to scream in pain, that might be a reaction to a high blood sugar.
Helloooo Mary! my daughter was diagnosed at 5, she is now 8, she was having same symptoms as yourself, i kept telling the doctors there was something wrong, i got told plenty of times it was in my head, until when she was admitted to hospital. her sugar level was 96 i nearly lost her, i was very lucky, she is loving your videos and shorts, every time i show her she as the biggest smile on her face. she keeps asking me to get her a best friend with type 1 diabetes. (still searching) thank you for helping my daughter cope with things
My friend who is currently 9years old got diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a bit over a year ago on her birthday. Her blood sugar was in the 500s and I was so scared for her that I had to go to a counselor at school so I can stop crying about her being in the hospital. I sent her this video because you both were around the same age. She is a trooper with her diagnosis and she is very brave about it. I love watching your videos and what you have to go though. You are such a great influence. 😊❤
Hello I was diagnosed in the 520 but was able to walk and talk some how as a t1d
Hi my name is osama and i was diagnosed in age of 10 i been to coma for 3 days and bec of war in syria was no one to learn me how to deal it it was super hard until i grow up to 17 then i learn my self go to gym It was bad times but now iam tankful to god nothing happen without a reason my age no 22 iam college student at 3 year i hope any parent read my comment you son nothing bad happen to him just gave him some time and learn he is a normal kid and i saw everyone had diap has a good pure heart ❤thx for reding
My sons bloodsugar was 926 at diagnosis. He is also non-verbal asd so his diagnosis was difficult. I recognized the signs after him having a "stomach bug" that wasn't going away and him drinking and peeing like crazy. I took him to the ER. His pediatrician missed it the day before when I told him what symptoms he was experiencing. He was air lifted to a hospital hours away.
Ive been a diabetic since i was 3. Its feels so amazing to hear others like yours story
Hi I'm a new subscriber. I'm learning so much from you, thank you so much!
I was diagnosed with LADA in January, age 36 with 5 kids and a hubby lol. It's a LOT for me. At first I was very overwhelmed but now I'm more relaxed but still eating too much chocolate, cake etc 😞 I'm finding it hard!!
T2D here. Diagnosed about 2yrs ago now. Even though I'm "well controlled" it's still rough. I get backwards symptoms. So if my sugars are dropping I will get dry mouthed and sweaty. Thanks for sharing your journey!
I was diagnosed at the age of 7 had all the classic symptoms. It was around the mount of November near Diwali ( Indian festival) and yeah everything changed after that had a huge learning curve for me and my parents, I am grateful to them and my grandfather they managed it pretty awesomely. Turned 18 this year still learning things about it. Found your channel 4 days ago amazing content.
I was diagnosed with Type1D last year in August 2022. In June's first week, I experienced this symptom of thirst. Ignored it thinking that just because of dehydration. Later in July/Aug, it went terrible, I had mouth ulcers where I lost taste & eventually started eating lots of fruit juices, chocolates, cakes, etc. Lost around 9 Kg in a span of a month. On 28th Aug 2022, I checked my BG & it was 415mg/dl. Booooommmm being an athlete and a consistent fitness enthusiast I had the very first thought, I can't get diabetes, even it's I'll get rid of it significantly sooner through good nutrition and physical exercise. after 14 days underwent all the tests and finally it came out as me being a Type1 Diabetic. Since then life's been a roller coaster full of ups & downs. Yet making all days count in life. More power to everyone out there.
My mom was diabetic. I'm a non-diabetic hypoglycemic, like my "normal" is 50s (mg/dl), my highest was 75 and my lowest was 28. I constantly have to monitor my glucose to make sure it doesn't drop lower than my normal, because I've gone into a coma from it dropping. Mom and I would check ours together, it was an odd bonding habit, but it made me hyper aware of my body and what it says.
I am type 2, have reactive hypoglycaemia and insulin resistance, i had felt unwell for a long time but this one time i ate some pizza and felt awful, spookily i found a blood sugar testing kit that I think i got for free somehow and it was 33! I saw my GP the next day and showed her the reading and was instantly put on medication. Ive avoided insulin so far but i am on 2 lots of tablets and an injection and now my levels are pre diabetic again.
ok, so when i got diabetes, i was at las vegas on mother’s day! my dad was a nurse at the time so when i got the symptoms, my dad knew and he was crying, and everyone was crying so i had this since i was 3 and like for 8 years(do the math) i have been struggling with this for a long time with a lot of mental breakdowns, thought of su*ide but when i went to my camp and i found your channel, it made me feel better. good job on your vids and keep up the good work!
Over 700 blood sugar is insane - thank god you are ok!
My mom was taken to the hospital overnight by my dad when I was 6; my mom would have died if she wasn’t taken in that night . She is fine now and has never cheated! She said she never wanted to go through that again .
Is it hard living with people if they are always bringing home treats ?? My mom dealt with it all the time with my dad but again she never cheated!!
Hi Mary! Thanks for your videos! My daughter is a fan! She got diagnosed by the end of june this year! T1D... even if she had all of the symptoms, I couldn't believe it, since she had blood works a couple of years ago, and nothing bad came out back then!
When I brought her to the hospital, she didn't feel good at all. Good lord I had a glucose monitor and I tested her! My machine screamed "Hi!"
It's really not easy! You can't eat whenever you want, you have to make calculations, and all. She just got her dexcom G6. We are now waiting to get on the pump.
That will make life easier!
And hypos are sooo scary!!!
And she too have other issues, NF1, ADHD, etc.
Well, thanks a lot! You have a lot of energy!
MARY! Both of my sons have Type I and all that you say here is very similar to our experience with them. Our youngest was Dx'd when he was 3 1/2, similar story to yours however he got to ride in a helicopter to the Children's Hospital! That was 20 years ago!! Our oldest was 15 when he was Dx'd and only because we had been through it before did we think to get his sugar tested. That was 10 years ago! They both use Medtronic equipment and are successful at keeping their sugars under control, however as a parent needing to provide the care for them when they were younger it can really be A LOT sometimes, so I'm mindful of what they may be experiencing. Thanks for being the giant, beautiful person you are and putting an amazing face on T1 folks! Wishing you all the best!! (yes I Subbed, ok? really such pressure!!)
Thank you so much for your videos 💖💖💖 our son 10 years old was diagnosed with diabetes 1 type two weeks ago.
I got diagnosed December 2022 spending for close to a week total in the ER,ICU, and pediatrics and this was all when I was 11yo so it was harsh on my mind but these videos always help me prevail
I was diagnosed in the Easter holidays around a year ago at 8 . We were all shocked but watching your videos help me as sometimes I feel like the only type 1 diabetic since I don’t know lots and don’t see them often so as I watch your videos I doesn’t make me feel alone. And as we did a Prick my sugar was 33.3. I had to stay in the hospital for 3 days as my sugar levels were everywhere . I was lying on the sofa all day and my stomach was aching
I agree with you, getting diagnosed as an adult is so hard. I grew up for 26 years, eating, and being a bit carefree, now it just seems overwhelming. Even four years later, they have to count carbs, watch your diet, even the sad realization that you can’t enjoy the foods that you once did.
I was also caught late. My sugar was about 684 I believe. I was only 9, and we found out at a running thing at my school. I was dropping weight and I couldn’t run two laps. For an energetic third grader, that is really bad. My mom made an appointment and I peed in a cup and the doctor was like leave right now. Go to the hospital. I remember my mom crying calling family and I was in the back seat saying it will be okay. I’ll live, it’s fine. And yeah. 8 years later, I’m doing great!
I got diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in July of 2017, I got super sick one night after drinking a bunch of soda and sweet tea and it got to a point where I was feeling drunk and ended up passing out on my neighbors floor. Long story short they got me to the hospital where I was mentally unconscious while my body was awake for 3 whole days, and tbf I should of died bc my blood sugar upon arrival was 1067. The fact that I'm alive now still amazes me...
Hi Mary. I found out that I am diabetic several years ago. On Metforman.
The info you share on this video is fantastic. I don't know why I thought diabetes would go away. Thanks for the wake up call🎉❤
Sometimes our bodies make choices that we are not aware of. Four years ago my mom experienced an aortic ruptured aneurism. She somehow knew something was wrong and that she needed to go to the hospital. One thing to know is that this has a 10% survival rate because it is so hard to catch before it’s too late. Her body knew something was wrong and didn’t fight it. And that is part of the reason she is alive today.
Thanks for sharing you story. I was diagnosed with T2D after 55lbs of weight loss and thirst so strong it only felt good when I held near frozen liquid in my mouth. I was on medication at the time for another issue and the side effects of that was basically the symptoms of diabetes - except the weight loss, but I saw that as a positive. Interestingly, and perhaps because of the weight loss, I felt better with my blood sugar in the high twenties than I do now with it under control. Even now, I don’t feel it when it’s too high but man do I feel it when it is too low! I see you sweating and shaking and it’s like a mirror. Anyway, thanks for sharing, eh.
Well said Mary you described your diagnosis perfectly!
I’m a 49 year old Aussie male with T1 also.
My diagnosis story was literally identical to yours, even right down to my separated parents lol!
Only difference is I was 11 at the time
I was diagnosed six months ago a age 62. I went to the doctor for a blood pressure med check and he ran a blood panel. My blood sugar level was 530, my A1C was 13.2, Cholesterol at 2700 and Triglycerides at 4100. Oh, and icing on the cake, my blood pressure was 96/60. My doctor called my numbers "near death" but I was not sent to the hospital. He felt that that would be a waste of money for something that could be medicated away. I had done a blood test six month earlier and while my A1C was 5.8, it was not concerning. A year prior, everything was totally normal.
I have been lucky. I started on insulin, but was taken off after 2 months. I spent the first two weeks on meds never once going under 400 (the max that can be read by my Libra 3). Today, my numbers are very good, never out of the safe range of 70 - 180 unless I do something stupid (which I do occasionally). I am on Jardiance, Glipizide, and Metformin and in good control. My only issue is if I forget to eat something right before bedtime, I be awakened by low blood sugar alarm about 2 yours later.
It has been a learning experience for me, and the continuous monitoring devices have been a god send. I have no idea how I would have gotten things under control had I not had the constant input to watch the cause and effect relationship of my actions to my blood sugar.
I am 14 now and was diagnosed at 13 with type 1 diabetes. And it was terrifying. The second me and my mom walked into the emergency room the front desk saw me and instantly call for an ambulance to rush me to Riley Children's hospital . While I was in the ambulance they were putting in Iv`s in my arm. As they were putting in the Iv I blacked out and the last thing I can remember is being in the hospital with 4 Iv`s in my arms and hands and my mom was standing next to me and broke the news to me. And I was terrified and started balling my eyes out and it did not help the fact that I had no clue what was going on. Fast forward to today I now have my omnipod and dexcom and have started to get over my fear of needles. And I am so happy for my dexcom because without it I would still be waking up at 3 am every night to finger stick. To thoes of you who don't have diabetes it not easy. And diabetes does not mean you can't have SUGAR.
I don't have diabetes but I have some symptoms which is crazy because my life long dream is to become a diabetic educator also I'm 11 and have the weight of an 8 year old. my grandpa has T1D and when his blood sugar is off and he is acting weird I noticed I have similar symptoms I watched this video and realized they were diabetes symptoms. I asked my dad to test me but he said it's nothing he also said that about my stubbed toe and 2 days later we found out it was broken. When i ate a cupcake at a Christmas party in my school i felt so thirsty and drank my water bottle refilling it multiple times. Luckily I have a blood test in February.
Happy new year!
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I was diagnosed 3 years ago with type 2. My 3rd year I couldn't renew my physical to drive trucks. And within a week I was in the ER and on insulin. I hope I can get off of it. I turn 39 in a few months.
Thankyou for this video my son is a recently diagnosed and he's 6yrs old he was rushed to hospital with a blood sugar level of 35
I was diagnosed with diabetes a few weeks ago and everything went upside down. I’m lucky because my dad is diabetic so we already know some stuff, but the diet is a bit different from what I used to eat before. I noticed I craved and still crave carbs like all the time. It’s difficult to ignore it sometimes. On the bright side, I already do all my injections and site changes. 😊
I was diagnosed in 2011 when I was 19. It was also "accidently" because I felt a little sick but the most annoying was that my view got blurry. So I went to the eye specialist and he said my eyes were perfect but I should go and let the family doctor check my bloodsugar. It was a crazy time and a few month later I was in the hospital because I got a ketoacidosis with sugars about 900.
When my dad was diagnosed he was 7 and from what he’s told us it was a mini hell for him. He had to take insulin shots 3-5 times a day and he hated needles, he would hide around the house so he wouldn’t have to do it.
Now he uses Omni pods and libres and he’s doing good.
omg i really love ur energy 🔥🔥🔥 hope that u’ll make more videos 🥺🥺🥺
I was diagnosed with type two in May of 2020. My sugar level was in the 1700. I was about to be in coma. It was scary for me. Now I’m good now with the medicine that I’m on now.
I have a friend that was diagnosed last year with t1d, they were super sick, in the hospital for a long time, and they were finally diagnosed, but now they are doing better, but I can only imagine how scary that would've been for them
Im not a type one, but a type 2 diabetic. No one really knows even my family aside from my husband. I mean it’s hard to even talk to people because the immediate thing I hear (not to me but comments to other people) is that type 2 diabetics choose to be diabetic so they deserve what they have now
Thank you for this I'm seeing my doctor soon to see I've done finger pokes and it's been high and I'm kinda scared and very thirsty but this is helping my anxiety so much
I love your videos and TikToks!
Thanks grace!!! 😁💕
I have been having a lot of the same symptoms as you had minus my blood sugar going I suffer from hypoglycemia I've also started having some of the same symptoms that you have described Mary thank you
i know this video is super old but i was recently diagnosed with diabetes a few months ago, and unfortunately i had experienced immediate kidney failure. it started with a fever, and then vomitting episodes. being diagnosed with abdominal migraines, my mom and i thought it was normal. but after having an iv (which i normally due with my abdominal migraines), my mom said i didn't feel better. she took me to the doctor, and i started to feel hazy and i could barely see, everything was like a bright light. the doctor said i did have the flu and the next day, i also had strepthroat (unsure how to spell). they kept me overnight, and i started acting "out of it". they took me to a children's hospital, and started pumping medicine into me for around 5 days. the medicine actually made my kidney worse, according to my mom. i don't remember much from that hospital, but i woke up in the icu. i stayed there for about 5 days before transferring to another hospital to take care of me. that's when i found out i was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. at first, i didn't really think much of it. i was discharged from the hospital about after 17 days, and that's when i realized how hard it would be to adapt. a few months later (now), it's actually really getting to me. even with reassurance from the doctor that i'm healthy and not sick, i can't help but feel like it's my fault or if i could've done something to prevent it. i always sleep with super cold temperatures, so maybe if i had taken a minue to make it warmer in my room the diabetes would've never come out. i'm honestly still super scared, and i want to be "normal" again, not on a sensor or insulin. i turn 14 on august 11th, and i've heard about pancreas transplants and how they've been going well so far. i know that there's a chance i might not even be qualified to do it, but i'm really praying that i can. i hope everyone who has diabetes is doing well right now, and that people who don't have it should never have to go through this
your are so lovely and helpful to me as a child with type 1
it is so nice to see someone to relate to
it is really hard especially on the night I got it that, was the 31st of October was meant to be trick-or-treating but no sitting in a hospital bed😅
Mary you’re story is inspiring I have diabetes type 2
I found out that i had diabetes 1 week after my 10th birthday and i had just read a book on a girl that got diabetes and i was sooo scared when i over heard a conversation with my mum and the doctor and he said i have diabetes and i had to be taken to the hospital i was so teriffied but now being 2 years older it seems like i have been doing it for my entire life now it just feels like part of my routine
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i was diagnosed back in 2010 with type 2 diabetes and i remember feeling so funky for a good year, but i soldered on and i went to the doctor in 2010 because i got really tired and i was getting vertigo attacks and he told me i was fine, i went to him four times and he said the same thing, so i changed doctors and i immediately was put into hospital because my blood sugars were super high. i recently got put on non insulin medication where i have to poke myself once a week and the nausea is unreal, but sticking a needle in me once a week is grand, i hope that's all i will end up doing.
Before your diagnosis, would you ever wake up and feel an unquenchable thirst to drink water especially in the morning, or was the thirst constant?
I will answer from my experience: unquenchable constant thirst
I was diagnosed at 2 years old in August 2009 and I would drink abnormal amounts of water for a two year old and would wake up in the middle of the night a eat dry weet-bix and if mum didn’t take take me to the hospital when she did I probably would have died in the next few days because my bgs were so high. I’m 14 now and I use a Dexcom G6 and a T-slim insulin pump and they are so much easier and quicker to use and would 100% recommend to any newly diagnosed people out there
When I got diagnosed with t1d it was a little similar it started at the last to months of school. I was so high I didn't even play with my friends. My mom started seeing that I wasn't eating and losing weight so she took me to the doctor. The doctor said they couldn't do much so they sent us to the hospital for three day. And now here I am taking a shot every day (btw I was always drinking and then using the bathroom alot)
Yeah that's people not understanding the difference between type 1 and type 2. My brother in law has type 1 diabetes and he always smiles when someone says something and I'm right there already explaining why that won't work. I say well the difference is he is a growing boy who needs carbs but his body doesn't make insulin like your and my body. that would only work if you and I were eating more than our body can naturally make. I don't think that applies to him. I feel so bad for him. Eating is such a chore now instead of something he enjoys and I see when he's burned out. I relate to the burn out when it comes to epilepsy. The alarm to go to bed gets old,medicine, doctor appointments, and getting poked every 2 weeks to a month is exhausting. I can't imagine having to do that every day. You are amazing!
Hi
My diagnosis was last year when I was 8 😢
I was so scared! But now I have a pump and it’s really good! 🎉❤
oh yeah (t2 here) the eternal thirst is one of the worst parts of the disease for me. i remember being SO THIRSTY and feeling like water just went right through me, and the only thing that (I felt) could stay was gatorade. so i was pounding back like ...64oz of yellow gatorade. i never want to return to that feeling of eternal thirst. now, even when i'm a little high, water quenches that thirst.
This is a bit morbid, but diabetes killed one of my friends. She was diagnosed in her mid 40s, was in the hospital for something else. When she came home she fell and could not get up off her bathroom floor. Turns out her blood sugar was sky high. They got it under control, she was super excited to be able to walk to her front porch again but she kept mistaking her longterm and short term insulin and that's what did her in.
My last conversations with her was her commenting that she was just incredibly thirsty and I remember telling her that it was a sign of high blood sugar. She checked it and was high and she stated she had to hop off to deal with it. Never heard from her again and not a day goes by to where I don't miss her.
My blood sugar was 995 when I was in the hospital spent one week in the icu/ intensive care unit, and had to be strapped Down because I was so scared of needles they did not let me walk, after I got out I had to go to pt/physical therapy to Learn to walk again because I spent one week laying down, and I’m the only person in my family tree to ever get it and I have had it for 6 years, if I had to say one thing about it I’d would say don’t worry about people and if your getting bullied because I was ik this sounds bad but find someone to tech you to fight back because that’s what I did and I never had anyone say bad things to me anymor, have a great day
The advances in the last 20 years has been amazing. Definitely get a continuous monitor; not to save on finger sticks, but to SEE how what you eat affects you. The CGM tells you a story that just finger sticks can't....unless you enjoy poking yourself every 5 mins and graphing in a logbook.. Total gamechanger for me.
Hi. I have all of the symptoms but I'm not sure about weight loss. I'm turning 13 soon n my parents (Chinese) that I might have diabetes but they say I'm fine. But I have been feeling like I'm gonna faint and stuff for a month straight, and i have fainted before. So I don't know what to do now. Please give me some suggestions, thank you.
💜💜 You are amazing Mary
I was 11 when diagnosed with diabetes and know 13
Thank you for saying that you can’t get diabetes from to much suger, because my mom always says you eat to much suger your gonna get diabetes and I was always scared to eat candy but I loved candy and I love your videos!❤
i was 24 when i was diagnosed with type 1 about 11 years ago.. its been rough. insulin pumps make it so much easier. almost past away over 15 times from lows it was the long acting insulin for sure. i hope they find a cure soon however lets be real.... there is too much money to be made in the healthcare system with insulin, pump supplies and test strips... a cure will be awhile forced suffer until then.
i wanna live normal again.. its a struggle
been using dexcom g6 for about 2 years. i like it way better than the tubes it feels more free going tubeless...
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i like your videos thanks for the entertainment
diabetes sucks i know.
I’m not diabetic but I am often ill with stomach issues and because I have a history of ED, my blood sugar is always tested when I go to the hospital. I can confirm that the needle hurts less with every finger prick and after 3 you pretty much don’t feel it
I'm one the few people who don't have type one but can sort of understand what it's like. My little sister's type one anniversary was last week 2 years ago. Her name's Wren, and she's 7 years old. I'm 3 year's older, and at 10 years old. My sister has a Freestyle Libre 2, that checks her blood sugar, she still gets shots. ( we're planning to get a Libre 3 once we run out of 2s.) I'm really close to her and I can tell it's hard for her. 😔
I was in a coma 3 years ago my blood sugar was 69 and would not go down
Hi I just subscribed to your channel listening to your story wow you my hero you truly on UA-cam for reason just seeing this video touched my life
I was diagnosed just before my 35th birthday, then misdiagnosed as a T2 for 15 years. When I found out I was T1 I was actually relieved, I no longer felt I was failing at control or trying to reverse it. It till sucks though. My initial diagnosis was kind of a funny story too.
My doctor said, you need to go directly to the hospital, don’t go home(do not pass go, do not collect $200😂.) Then said, If you didn’t look and seem so well, I would admit you right now and administer all your medications myself. Boy did I have him fooled! And this was before cell phones and I couldn’t get in touch with my family.
I am not on insulin because my A1C remains between 5 and 7, and my pancreas produces insulin, but I am considered to be diabetic nonetheless. It is a very weird diagnosis and, while extremely grateful that I don't have to take insulin, I have several conditions that are caused by diabetes and could not understand how that could be the case. My endocrinologist explained that diabetes is an autoimmune disease and that having related health issues does not mean that I have failed or done anything wrong. Too many people still see diabetes as something fat people get from eating too much sugar.
I was going through like the opposite. My blood sugar when I found out I was pregnant with my son. I wad 12 weeks or do but my sugar was 32. I was rushed to the hospital from the obgyn and like you can tell when you high and low, I can too and have to eat like a banana or I do drink juice but sometimes juice doesn't help. Thanks for your story though.❤ I watch you a lot in like binges. I won't see a short for a while and then I'll see you and have to catch up on Mary.❤❤❤
Edit: I'm in the states so not 35 how you would be high, I'm guessing I'm at maybe a 1 . And yes like your mom I'm hypoglycemic.
I remember my blood sugar was like 550 when I was first diagnosed. I was like 9 or 10 when I was first diagnosed.
relate so bad on the cant remember a non-diabetic life, i was diagnosed at 2 and a half years old. i was diabetic before i was even in preschool
1 year ago I’m 12 now 😭😭❤️ I cried inside me and I had panic and so so scared 😭😭
My dad got diagnosed with type 2 in early 2000s. Didn't take care of it at all! Didn't do proper monitoring or anything. He would lose his leg to diabetes and eventually his life to diabetes and cancer. There is a difference between type 1 and type 2. Know the difference! Type 2 is everything about diet and sugar intake. Don't mess with that stuff, it wrecks a whole lot it your body.