Hypoglycamia

Malte279 · **on:** January 13, 2005, 09:31:44 AM

Hi!
I may not be able to post a lot these days. Yesterday I had a serious hypoglycamia (too low bloodsuggar) and from the look of it my head must have fallen on some hard edge when I dropped. It looks nastier than it is, and I'm likely to get out of the hospital tomorrow, but if I don't show up you'll know that it takes a bit longer. On my request I got permission to leave the hospital to visit the university so I'm able to post a few messages from here.

Nick22 · **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2005, 01:30:36 PM

Recover as soon as possible then lay low for a while Malte.
that's my dvice.
Nick

Petrie · **Reply #2 on:** January 13, 2005, 02:47:24 PM

Best of luck for a speedy recovery.

Littlefoot1616 · **Reply #3 on:** January 13, 2005, 08:08:55 PM

Get well soon Malte! Musta been a nasty experience for you!?!

Nick22 · **Reply #4 on:** January 14, 2005, 02:09:42 AM

We all wish you a speedy recovery Malte.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #5 on:** January 14, 2005, 06:55:56 AM

Thanks a lot! Hopefully I may leave hospital today.
As for the whole thing being a nasty experience, it is not so much the incident itself that bothers me, but rather the trouble it takes to get out of a hospital once you are in. Even though they are not doing anything at all that I couldn't do myself at home (checking the bloodsugar etc.) they are not eager to let me go.
The incident itself must've been quite scary. Of course I wasn't awake to see it, but my jacket looks like somebody was being murdered while wearing it (blood everywhere) and the spot where it happened looks likewise.

Petrie · **Reply #6 on:** January 14, 2005, 08:28:33 AM

What I've thought about as all this is happening: might this affect your trip to Scotlant, having all these issues lately with diabetes? How would they handle the situations up there if this was to happen because as it seems, you can't predict when it will happen.

Malte279 · **Reply #7 on:** January 18, 2005, 06:12:27 AM

With people being around me all the time in Scotland this is not going to be a big problem. However, it might be much more difficult for me if some day I'm going to move out from home. It would put me at a high risk to live all by myself in a house or flat. In the very worst case I would end up lying unconscious in the house unable to reawake. Once this did happen to me while nobody was in the house for some hours. Another time I got to my senses enough to phone my dad so he could come and call the emergency.
In a way I am dependant on other people and as I'm sort of a loner this could prove a real problem for me some day.
As for Scotland by the way, I did get the official release from the two month under the condition that I take part in the three weeks Scotland vacation. But obligation or no obligation, I'm quite content to visit the northeastern US. I just don't know WHEN I will have the money to do so.

Petrie · **Reply #8 on:** January 18, 2005, 08:48:04 AM

That is true...I was thinking more on the lines of would these people know your past history and what to do with you should something unexpected happened.

Nick22 · **Reply #9 on:** January 18, 2005, 04:39:43 PM

Being Diabetic will likely impact when you'll be able to live in your own. Since you can't predict when another episode of hypoglycamia will occur you have to be careful Malte. Just some advice.
Nick