Comment by deanusa on January 31, 2011 at 3:32pm

this is so sad. im stunned.

Comment by Natalie ._c- on January 31, 2011 at 8:10pm

I'm posting the answer I put on Barb's blog, so that more people can see it:

I had a coma last September. If my friends hadn't come looking for me when I didn't show up for a picnic, and immediately gotten me to the Emergency Room, I would have died by the next morning.
The lesson for me, and I think a lot of diabetics, is how to recognize when you're in more trouble than you can handle by yourself. No one ever told me that when my BGs were in the 400 - 600 range and I COULDN'T get them down, no matter how much insulin I took, I was in danger. The girl who died in DKA may have tried to self-treat, and didn't know to call 911. I certainly didn't. The best I could say is that I knew I was in trouble, but I didn't know how much.
I'd love to see a column, and more advocacy about how to know when you need help.

Comment by LaGuitariste on February 1, 2011 at 12:50am

Yep. It sucks.

But we keep putting one foot in front of the other because all of us DESERVE to live and have happy lives.

We really, really do.

Diabetes can kiss my hind foot. I'm not going to let it paralyze me with fear. No way, no how.

Living on and living well are the best ways to honor our beloved dead. Those of us who can need to keep fighting until we find a cure.

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