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I can understand not knowing the very 1st time (prior diagnosis), or a denial as there is no cure. Most Type 1 diabetes takes weeks/months to be diagnosed, inde
by xxs 6y ago
I can understand not knowing the very 1st time (prior diagnosis), or a denial as there is no cure. Most Type 1 diabetes takes weeks/months to be diagnosed, indeed.
However, his case was years long - I'd expect he'd have had a glucometer and at least a test a day (it takes less than 10sec). That's the controlling part. It's much easier to die from hypoglycemia than hyper one with insulin treated diabetes, with the former taking mere minutes and switching the brain entirely off.
- paulcole 6y agoAvoid trying to guess/predict how someone who's not you deals w/ a lifelong chronic illness. In a perfect world every person with diabetes would be rigorously testing and in total control of their blood sugars. This isn't always possible and isn't always what the person wants. Personally, as a person with Type 1 Diabetes who has relatively good control, I am much more worried about DKA than an unexpected low. Modern insulin analogs are very predictable and I eat a very structured diet. I wear a CGM and am very aware of my #s. It's much more likely that illness or some other factor will send me into DKA than an unexpected low will kill me. This isn't true for all people with diabetes though.