I was diagnosed on November 14, 2012. Ironic is that day is national diabetes day. My older sister is a T1 Diabetic. So I pretty much knew all the symptoms. It all started during the time of hurricane sandy. I was always so thirsty. I drank gallons of water and orange juice but no matter what nothing quenched my thirst. I was never satisfied. I also had trips to the bathroom about every 5 mins or so. I decided to make an appointment with my doctor. She checked my blood sugar and it was 600. She called an ambulance. I had DKA. It was a very scary experience. I had IVs in both arms. During the night, my blood sugar went down to 43. The nurse gave me a little cup of apple juice. My sugar jumped right back up to 600. I felt so sick and tired.
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