So some back history. I have had trouble with low blood sugar since I was in my 20's and maybe even before that. But I was able to handle it, when sugar was low I would eat a piece of fruit and when it was high I would have bursts of energy which I always used for exercising or working with hobbies. I could never eat a whole meal so I opted out for grazing.
I went for a Colonoscopy. The prep had me choosing from drinking a sweet salty drink or a sugar free drink. I expected with the sugar free drink would bring on a migraine so I choose for the salty sweet drink, knowing from past history sugary drinks take about 2 days to leave my system but hey, I get a lot of energy from that. Well my pre-blood tests showed my sugar as very high and the surgeon told me to make an appointment with my reg. doctor. Which is something I didn't do as I was feeling great and energetic. So on with the Colonoscopy which in the long run couldn't be preformed because when they got to my right side the bowel was all twisted. I woke up from anesthesia on the x-ray table full of the stuff that makes the insides glow and in lots of pain. They had me twisting and turning so they could get a view of what was going on. I don't know what this procedure was called as they didn't go behind any wall they were right next to me and took about 20 views. With all that said I need to go back in 3 years to do it all over again. What fun.....But anyway go get your Colonoscopy because it can save your life.
Sometime in the future I had to go to the doctor for regular female stuff and I asked for a blood test. The test came back, high sugar, high cholesterol and high thyroid. My A1C was a 9 so we know my sugar has been high for at least the last 3 months. The doctor told me to take 1/2 a pill twice a day and rushed through the rest of the appointment. Because I refused to go on 3 medications at once we choose the sugar as the most important.
I had also complained of a sore throat and nausea. They did a throat culture and it was negative for strep. The doctor told me to take an antihistamine (non-drowsy) kind and I told her I don't do well on medication. She said to take 1/2 of one and I should not have any problem. Well 20 hours later I woke up in the ER room. I kind of remember walking in there but I don't remember much. My husband said I wouldn't eat or drink and said I felt horrible. He asked if I wanted to go to the ER and I said yes.
So now in the ER room they were talking about spinal taps - brain scans etc to rule out meningitis. I was able to remember that I had been vaccinated for meningitis within the past two years, with that information and they decided to take another throat culture which came back positive for strep. The nurse could tell as soon as she pulled out the swab. So yeah! no spinal tap needed. But I was put on an antibiotic, with that and the new medication for sugar I feel horrible. I am unable to do my daily things and I have not been able to provide day-care for our grand-daughter. Today is the last day (10 days 4 times a day) of the antibiotic so I am hoping things will get back to normal tomorrow.
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