Something to Share..
By poohgal
@poohgal (6845)
Singapore
September 25, 2008 10:36am CST
A friend of mine (mid twenties) lapsed into a coma a few mornings ago and was hospitalized. 
Doctor diagnosed her illness as 'acute diabetes'. Her sugar level was ten times above normal level. If she did not get medical treatment in time she might not have come out of coma. Fortunately, her mommy reacted very fast.
On hindsight, there were no clear signs that she has diabetes. She is not obese and has no family history. She sleeps early, eats well and was like any young woman. However, she had been losing weight recently but otherwise no other noticeable outright symptoms. However, we thought that her weight loss was due to stress so we did not read too much into it.
This incident goes to show that risk doesn't recognize age, status or gender. When it happens, it just happen without warning.
So do take good care of your health, eat right, exercise regularly and do have regular health screenings. Prevention is better and cheaper than treatment.
Doctor diagnosed her illness as 'acute diabetes'. Her sugar level was ten times above normal level. If she did not get medical treatment in time she might not have come out of coma. Fortunately, her mommy reacted very fast.
On hindsight, there were no clear signs that she has diabetes. She is not obese and has no family history. She sleeps early, eats well and was like any young woman. However, she had been losing weight recently but otherwise no other noticeable outright symptoms. However, we thought that her weight loss was due to stress so we did not read too much into it.
This incident goes to show that risk doesn't recognize age, status or gender. When it happens, it just happen without warning.
So do take good care of your health, eat right, exercise regularly and do have regular health screenings. Prevention is better and cheaper than treatment.4 people like this
8 responses
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
27 Sep 08
Sorry for the late response, and i hope that she has been discharged now?? It's such a pity that she has 'acute diabetes' when she's only in her mid twenties, and that now she has to control her diet very well, if not things might get very much worse than now 
When sickness strike, there will always be some symptons or other, just that we dun bother about it because we believe that it will never happen to us.. But we are wrong in that thinking, and from what u have shared here, i believe alot of mylotters will be able to learn something from this case too..
Same thing for u, work is not everything, and time for yourself is much more important ^_^
When sickness strike, there will always be some symptons or other, just that we dun bother about it because we believe that it will never happen to us.. But we are wrong in that thinking, and from what u have shared here, i believe alot of mylotters will be able to learn something from this case too..
Same thing for u, work is not everything, and time for yourself is much more important ^_^ 2 people like this
@balasri (26537)
• India
26 Sep 08
I think the basic fact is that you are what you eat.If you are sensible and wise in what all you are stuffing inside you most of the problem is solved.And you must have a basic knowledge of the metabolic range of us corresponding to our ages.So we have to eat according to our age too.Regular exercise is the other half half.
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
26 Sep 08
True. But for her case, the doctor says it's partly genetic. I think her great grandparent had it. The diabetes genes are in her since young but was dormant. It was only activated when she's older. No amount of good diet could have prevented it (in her case).
Of course, it's better to have a good balanced diet and lifestyle. Exercising is definitely important.
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@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
29 Sep 08
Huh? Your friend? As in same age?
Acute diabetes? Did the doctor say how she got that? Is it a failure of organ functions?
I hope your friend is okay now. Has she woken up yet?
Send my regards to her yah. Will put in a little prayer for her tonite when I go back.
You are right. Serious ailments seem to be hitting the younger generation more than ever. I too lost a very young relative to a serious ailment.
And she is such a sweet girl too. Loved by many who knew her.
I hope your friend will be able to recover enough to get on with her life.
*prayer*
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
25 Sep 08
Hi poohgal, It seems that your friend is getting better and that is good. Sometimes illness will creep up on us like that without much warning. I agree with you that such things as age and gender make little difference sometimes, and we all must safeguard our health. Blessings.
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@di1159 (1580)
• United States
25 Sep 08
This is a dreadful disease that runs in my family. I've had to care for a diabetic grandmother and father. You are correct in that there are no clear outright symptoms, other than the night thirst which was the tip off for us. It is a silent killer which destroys the body over time. Your friend is young and can hopefully get a grip on this disease and incorporate the right diet and exercise plan to get control. Fortunately, there have been many advances in this field and some say that an actual cure is a few years away. Hopefully this is true. Hope your friend feels better soon.
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@Desierra1004 (1213)
• Malaysia
28 Sep 08
Hi Poohgal, I am sorry to hear about your friend and hope she is much better now. This debilitating disease do not seek specific age ,size or gender. In fact I have come across teenagers in my line of job with Type 2 diabetes asymptomatic and so common nowadays. And sad to say , most started off with prediabetes stage and with lack of health awareness, ended up to full blown diabetes sooner than most would have expected.
Prevention is certainly the best than regret and suffer later on. But with the laid back attitude of most people, I do hope at least in here, most mylotters would take note. Thank you for sharing and best wishes to your friend. Do hope she will get herself a glucometer to monitor her blood glucose 
.
Cheers,
.
Cheers,
@marquisdesade (399)
• India
25 Sep 08
Thanks for your concern. You are a really nice person. It's all very true that these things such as you have described here can happen to anyone at any time. We really should be more cautious.
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