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HYPO! NO INSULIN! WTF??!?!?

I don't know what is going on. I was feeling shaky and hypo. Luckily I had brought my meter to work with me, having had a similar previous experience but without the meter. I tested, and was sitting at 3.0 mmol (54) . I told myself not to panic, and tested another finger - 2.9 mmol (52.2).

Okay, now I am panicking. Why is my sugar so low? I haven't been this low for a long time - even when I was on insulin. I'm not diabetic, according to the very good endo. I haven't taken any insulin for weeks… Continue

Posted on January 20, 2009 at 1:00am — 5 Comments

Megan Skelly

Another Relative Crawls out of the D Closet

My mom phoned my grandmother to wish her merry Christmas. We don't have much to do with that side of the family, since the divorce. But, that is where the D-genes come from. My mom was telling her about how I'm not diabetic any more, and my gran mentioned that I have an aunt with D too.

So that would make it:
Grandfather
Aunt
Cousin
Me
with D in South Africa.

In Ireland, my grandfather's brothers. In Canada, two aunts and a cousin (I think, I get vague here).

So, although my D has officially… Continue

Posted on January 5, 2009 at 7:25am — 2 Comments

Megan Skelly

Shock!

I'm in shock. I don't think I'm ready to believe it. I'm not diabetic any more. The test results came back normal. The doc thinks it was secondary diabetes, due to the cortisone and infections I had when diagnosed.

Posted on December 18, 2008 at 11:10pm — 8 Comments

Megan Skelly

My First Flu

I feel like diabetes has turned me into a child. I need to learn how to do basic things again. Today, I'm learning how to have the flu!

Yesterday I started feeling groggy. I nearly fell asleep in the car, because I was too tired to get out of it and walk into my house! I had a sore throat. My sugar levels are higher. This morning I woke up with dripping nose and yellow mucous (always delightful). My body has been aching. I'm the only secretary at work at the moment, so I can't take any sick lea… Continue

Posted on December 12, 2008 at 5:43am — 4 Comments

Megan Skelly

Test Result Nerves

On Monday I had a bunch of tests done at the lab. They were to check my thyroid, kidneys and liver functioning. They're also doing the HbA1C - my first ever! - and checking my calcium levels and cholesterol. In addition to these, they're testing for GAD and IA2 antibodies and c-peptide production.

It's only Wednesday, and I'm already nervous about the results. I have an appointment with the endo to discuss them on the 18th - 8 days time. The endo said though that if the GAD and IA2 came back po… Continue

Posted on December 10, 2008 at 6:08am — 8 Comments

 

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Doris Ann Dickerson and Megan Skelly are now friends
November 3
Saya replied to Megan Skelly's discussion 'Favourite shows?' in the group Anime Diabetics
OH fruit basket! kyo,my fave OURAN HIGHSCHOOL oh my god,tamaki really is one of my faves i too watch japanese drama kurosagi,hana kimi,hanazakari no kimitchi...etc so does mangas çhococlate cosmos,love berrish.etc
September 7
angie replied to Megan Skelly's discussion 'Favourite shows?' in the group Anime Diabetics
:) jacklyn your awesome i havnt found any body but me that like air gear so u rock :) over all i just love amine idk what are my favorites i know i like sevrial of them more than others but i dont know which ones i like best :)
September 5
Brunetta replied to Megan Skelly's discussion 'Diabetes and ?'
Conditions for which I have been and are currently being treated:I have hypothyroidism, tendency towards pernicious anemia ( low B-12), and spinal nerve compressions ( irritates the nerve endings at the base of the spine). The hyporthyroidism and ...
August 31
nilufer replied to Megan Skelly's discussion 'Diabetes and ?'
Ah finally somebody...with all my auto-immunes...type 1, grave's, celiac (only + for antibodies)...would you mind telling me which one you had first...though I continue to have grave's I am a hypo now due to RI that I took a couple of years ago
August 31
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August 3
Lelouch replied to Megan Skelly's discussion 'Favourite shows?' in the group Anime Diabetics
Hi everyone ^-^ I love Saiyuki, Chobits, Death Note, Fate stay night, Fruits Basket, GTO , Excel saga!!! But in general I love every anime ^-^
July 16
Megan Skelly is now friends with Amylia Grace, Carly and Fritz Cronje
July 16

Profile Information

Hometown (where you come from):
East London, South Africa
Do you have diabetes?
No
Type of diabetes
Other
Date diagnosed
April 7, 2008
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
5.0
What glucose meter do you use?
One Touch Ultra 2
What is the address for your Twitter profile or other web site, if any?
http://www.twitter.com/collyblom
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
I was searching for information about diabetes and allergies
What do you do for a living?
Secretary/Masters student

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At 8:46am on August 3, 2009, Dov said…
hey there - long time no speak. How are things?
At 2:43am on May 23, 2009, Sohair Abdel-Rahman said…
Hello Megan,I do miss you my dear.
At 8:46am on March 12, 2009, Manny Hernandez said…
Hi Megan,
Long time no see. All good?
At 12:49am on February 11, 2009, Nancy Griffin said…
Megan, thank you for the welcome. Apologies for it taking so long for me to acknowledge it.
At 9:08am on February 1, 2009, Karthik said…
hi
At 5:34am on January 22, 2009, ankita chouksey said…
thanks for the welcom megan
At 1:10pm on January 16, 2009, Chaos said…
Aw thank you, it just takes lots of time and practice to get the terrain right, thats all
At 5:54am on January 16, 2009, debb said…
hi megan,
pretty good considering how cold it is. it's -6 with a wind chill of -26. plus we got another 8 inches of snow. i'm definitely not going to go out and play in it. i have managed to pull myself back onto my diet, not that i had gone that far off of it, but enough to not lose weight. how about you? how are you doing? what some snow? i'll give you a really good deal? lol !!!
At 1:18pm on January 13, 2009, Dov said…
Married life is pretty damned cool, actually. I recommend it highly. One of these days, I'll even post pictures somewhere other than Facebook.

I know what you mean about the diabetes ninja. I'm waiting for the morning I wake up with my sugar at 920, having gone from functionally being non-diabetic to full-blown brittle T1 overnight. I'll probably wake up with about 18 complications that morning as well. Oh well.

Don't be a stranger, you hear?
At 6:54am on January 12, 2009, Dov said…
hey there - glad to see you're still around! How are things?

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