Buyer Beware...

Today I am using the title buyer beware because all diabetics should be aware of what happened to me and pay attention. When you're dealing with diabetes I am learning (still after 2 years) that you cannot be too cautious or get lazy and not read the labels on EVERYTHING!

So here's what happened about 2 weeks ago. I started getting symptoms of what I thought were the flu. Unknown to me diabetic shock and high sugar produces these same kind of symptoms. Who knew?? So I tell my partner hey "I'm getting the flu and I need some thera-flu or something to get rid of it."  Off to the store he goes and returns with what I asked for.

Okay, I don't know about anyone else but I'm not thinking that "medication" is going to be loaded with sugar besides the obvious types like cough syrups and stuff. So, i grab the bottle and take a measuring cup full. Unknown to me this stuff is loaded with sugar!!! So buyer beware, read the label!!

What happened next was that my blood glucose sky rocketed from what it already was (remember I was already having flu symptoms) to a high of 501!! I proceeded to have teeth chattering chills, deep bone aches, fever, blurred vision and incoherent speech (could not make a sentence that made any sense to anyone).. Yes my friends, I was heading into diabetic shock!

Once I realized what had happened I quickly took one of my metformin tablets and continued to so so every 2 hours and gradually the glucose returned to a normal range. The doctor was surprised that I did not have a stroke or a heart attack and to be honest so am I. I quite felt like I just wanted to die.

So for the moral of this story I just want to urge everyone to read labels. I don't care if its medication or not. Not all medication is safe or will make you feel better. I have learned the hard way that it can do just the opposite and you should most definitely be careful!!

Until next time.....  ~Keep Walking~