Unexplained weight loss -Please get it checked out

abatonfan

About two months ago, I posted a thread here explaining my concerns about losing weight a bit too quickly (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1089131-unexplained-weight-loss-really-concerned) . Sadly, I did not really listen to any of the suggestions about seeing a doctor, and I paid the price for it.

On Wednesday evening, I was rushed from an urgent care center to the ER after having a blood glucose measurement of over 500. After about eight hours of ER treatment to get my blood sugar down, I was diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis and type one diabetes. I spent another 24+ hours in the ICU and then another day at the hospital before being discharged just a few hours ago. If I did not go to the urgent care, I could have possibly gone into a coma within days -if not hours.

Please, even if you think you can find some reason for weight loss, get it checked out before it turns into a life-or-death situation.

summerroxygoodin

So you had type 1 all your life without you knowing?

MichMunchkin

So you had type 1 all your life without you knowing?

It is possible to develop type 1 diabetes in adulthood.

summerroxygoodin

Oh wow, I didn't know that. I'm sorry! That must be scary.

odirish

OMG! That's scarey. So glad you finally know what's going on.

quiltlovinlisa

Thankfully it wasn't worse. I hope you get a handle on your disease so you can live a long and healthy life.

mem50

Wow! So very glad you are OK...per say. I know diabetes is a scary thing and can sneak up on you.

jenilla1

Yikes! Glad you're ok! :flowerforyou:

MysteriousMerlin

Wow! Thank you for making everyone aware of this. Don't fool around with your health!

Will you need insulin now?

cafeaulait7

That is so scary! I'm glad you are OK now.

I lost weight in my early 20s without trying, and it was the first noticeable symptom of a disease I have that is fatal without treatment. It still took me forever to get a diagnosis (it's a rare disease). My main doctor never did care about the weight loss; he never paid attention to much of anything but did tell me to reduce my stress

I got to 80-something pounds before they finally ran the right tests (a long time later). I started at 130.

I knew I wasn't hungry any more and eating much at all was like forcing food down. But yes, folks keep in mind that that is a medical symptom, too!

aimforhealthy

How scary! I'm glad you got it taken care of and that you're okay.

SLLRunner

Abatonfan,

That must have been terrifying. I am so glad you are doing better now.

RoadsterGirlie

Wow. I am so very glad you are going to be okay. That is so scary!

I am so very sorry. and I feel like an idiot where in your previous post I'm telling you not to worry about it, when obviously there was something wrong. :frown:

abatonfan

Do not worry about it. It is difficult to actually know what is happening, and I really thought the weight loss was because of simply not eating instead of diabetes. Type 1 does not run in the family, so it did come as a bit of a surprise to everyone, and now I am hoping my younger sisters do not have it.

I am fairly young, but type 1 can occur in older people, though it is a lot less common. Because it is type 1, I will be insulin dependent for the rest of my life (but my sisters love watching me stab myself with the pen) and have been placed on a low-carb diet until my sugar is more under control.

Thank god for MFP though. My dad and I went crazy counting carbs for breakfast.

Yanicka1

Happy you are doing better. That was scary