Alex is a fellow friend with type one that I have went to school with, our town is small so we had received news yesterday that he was found in his dorm in diabetic coma with his pump with a dead battery in his hand. His friends found him almost 24 hours after the incident and his blood sugars were over 1700… how that is possible to survive i do not know… but he is alive, yet still remaining unconcious. Along with this he had suffered a massive heart attack from the stress of his blood sugar being so high . I feel so disturbed right now by this disease… he did not drink and he supposedly took good care of himself, apparently his pump battery had died but I just don’t see how it could have gotten to this point. He is only 20 years old… With this story follows my fear of traveling and being alone with this disease… and that is not a way to live.
Please guys just make sure these things do not go unnoticed especially if you are alone, test your blood sugar often and if you are high make sure to do a correction right away. A story like this really shakes my soul and makes me realize how in tune we really have to be with our bodies, I am just so thankful that he was found and that he is still breathing…
My heart goes out to Alex and you and all who care about him. This is a very scary story and I do send out healing thoughts to him for a speedy and full recovery. Thanks for sharing this difficult situation.
Oh, my …I am short of words.
I know of 4 young people with type 1 within the last 2 plus years , who did not make it ( 3 of them not pumpers ) …different reasons and circumstances .Thanks for sharing Jill …and we are also aware of lots living for many, many years with this disease .Prayers be with him and his loved ones. Wearing a pump requires constant surveillance.
Wow. What a scary experience. Please keep us posted. I’m praying for Alex.
Prayers are going up for Alex…so sorry to hear about this Jill…((hugs))
You are right, the important thing is that he was found and alive. I’ll keep him in my prayers.
My prayers are with Alex… I really hope he will be fine. And I thank you for sharing us this incident Jill. Sometimes diabetic activities can get so routinary…and there are a lot of things we take for granted…until… Sometimes indeed we need to be reminded.
Thank you for sharing! It is difficult enough dealing with D each day but it is important to face reality and what can happen. Take this as a learning lesson. It should help everyone.
My thoughts and prayers are with Alex, his friends and family and Medical team helping him.
Please keep us updated on his progress. We can all learn from this.
Jill, we are praying for Alex to recover, be strong, and undamaged from this experience. Keep us updated please. I guess I’m lucky, I have been pumping for 18 of my 41 years as a type1, and I’ve never passed out or anything. I’m so sorry, Jill. You’ve had some tough news lately, it seems.