Had a terrifying day,I almost died.

To begin with,I have Diabetes Type 1 and have had it for almost 12 years now,but today i had the worst and most terrifying experiance with this damn disease.I only know what happend by hearing what the firemen told me and what my best friend and roommate told me what happend.I have had the first day off today in over 8+days so I decided to hang out with my dudes today and take advantage of my free time,we apparantly went to Subway for lunch and I got up to go to the bathroom but as I was told I instead bolted and ran out for the back door,which according to my friend after having a convo with the manager,was supposed to be locked.My 2 friends said they spent a good hour searching for me until they  finally decided to call 911.I woke up and gained concuisness in the back of an ambulance on a stretcher,my face hurt like hell and I had absolutely no idea why I was there.They were finally able to get me back onto my feet,I walked out and found my 4 closest friends waiting patiently and scared on the bench outside of a resturaunt on the other side of the street where we originaly were parked at.The firemen told me my bloodsugar level was below 25,they finally got it back into normal range 30 minutes later at about 120.

I just felt like sharing this to know if any of you giantbombers have gone through this before if you share my same disease,so go ahead and discuss,here is a pic of the aftermath:

To begin with,I have Diabetes Type 1 and have had it for almost 12 years now,but today i had the worst and most terrifying experiance with this damn disease.I only know what happend by hearing what the firemen told me and what my best friend and roommate told me what happend.I have had the first day off today in over 8+days so I decided to hang out with my dudes today and take advantage of my free time,we apparantly went to Subway for lunch and I got up to go to the bathroom but as I was told I instead bolted and ran out for the back door,which according to my friend after having a convo with the manager,was supposed to be locked.My 2 friends said they spent a good hour searching for me until they  finally decided to call 911.I woke up and gained concuisness in the back of an ambulance on a stretcher,my face hurt like hell and I had absolutely no idea why I was there.They were finally able to get me back onto my feet,I walked out and found my 4 closest friends waiting patiently and scared on the bench outside of a resturaunt on the other side of the street where we originaly were parked at.The firemen told me my bloodsugar level was below 25,they finally got it back into normal range 30 minutes later at about 120.

I just felt like sharing this to know if any of you giantbombers have gone through this before if you share my same disease,so go ahead and discuss,here is a pic of the aftermath:

Best of luck dude, must be tough

But what happened exactly?  Did you hallucinate because of it or was it just strictly a blackout?

"Best of luck dude, must be tough

But what happened exactly?  Did you hallucinate because of it or was it just strictly a blackout?"

Shit, dude, that's rough. I am sorry to hear about that and I know that Diabetes can have these serious effects on the one's affected.  I myself fainted in school about three months ago due to some stupid reason (don't worry, it was nothing serious...just a one-time thing), and I found myself in the middle of the hallway about a few minutes later on my back, where the hall monitor picked me up. It was one of the weirdest things that ever happened to me, and I almost suffered from a concussion from it. My lip was bust and my nose was almost broken. I am glad I didn't get more hurt. Still, it looks like your case was worse. Good luck healing up.

So, the red marks on your face are from the low blood sugar or...what? Sounds pretty crazy, regardless.

What kind of sandwich did you order? I hope you got a BLT with extra mayo, mmm my favorite.

You! So you're the guy! You ran up to me screaming something about blood sugar and tried to swipe my mountian dew! Then I had to kick the shit out of you.

OK sorry I'm an asshole. That sucks man. A dude rear-ended me at the college the other day. I know it's not the same, but my neck still hurts...

"So, the red marks on your face are from the low blood sugar or...what? Sounds pretty crazy, regardless."

"SmugDarkLoser said:

"Best of luck dude, must be tough

But what happened exactly?  Did you hallucinate because of it or was it just strictly a blackout?"

thats the problem,I don't know what the fuck happend.I only know what happend by what they told me."

By the way, its good that you are okay now.

 A dude rear-ended me at the college the other day. I know it's not the same, but my neck still hurts..."

Your story confused me, but best of luck dude. Hope it doesn't happen again.

"teh_destroyer said:

"SmugDarkLoser said:

"Best of luck dude, must be tough

But what happened exactly?  Did you hallucinate because of it or was it just strictly a blackout?"

thats the problem,I don't know what the fuck happend.I only know what happend by what they told me."

With Diabetes, or hypoglycemia, it is not uncommon (if the person lets their blood sugar get bad enough) for them to black out almost as if they were drunk. They can either pass out, seize, heart attack, or wig out. I have hypoglycemia and I have passed out from it, fortunately nothing to bad happend. However I have heard stories of people (without knowing) ripping off their clothes and running around, or crazy things like that, that they never recall, they are just told in the hospital."

If your face weren't beat the hell up, you'd be a pretty handsome dude. Just an observation.

"If your face weren't beat the hell up, you'd be a pretty handsome dude. Just an observation."

I might be gay . . .

"Your story confused me, but best of luck dude. Hope it doesn't happen again."

Sounds pretty shitty dude, best of luck that it doesn't occur again.

Wow that's nuts.  So you just lose control and then wake up like that later?  Damn.  I didn't know diabetes was like that.

Esshhh, thats not good. Good luck with that man. Glad youre ok.

Ouch. The closest I came to death was choking on an icecube, which thankfully melted enough so I could cough it out.

Wow thats fuckin' rough man. I havent had any sort of diabetic (other ailment) issue before. So I dont really know what its like living with that. 

Sorry to hear this, dude. My mom actually has diabetes as well, it's a pretty serious thing. I'm glad you're okay. They have blood sugar meters so you can check the range, but you said you've had it for 12 years, so I imagine you have one. Maybe you should start carrying one around with you at all times. My mom has to check hers pretty often and watch what she eats. She's never had any instances where she's passed out like that, though, but yeah, it can totally get deadly. Also, there are symptoms people experience that kind of lets them know if their blood sugar is too low or high. It might also be wise to educate your friends on your condition, so in the case of an emergency, they can help you out.

Damn man, that sounds pretty rough. I hope you have the luck to not go through something like it again.

I am really sorry to hear that , looks like you have to be more careful about your blood sugar

Sucks. Sorry to hear that. I hate bad days...

I'm just glad to hear that you are okay, my friend. How are you holding up now?

"Superchris129 said:

 A dude rear-ended me at the college the other day. I know it's not the same, but my neck still hurts..."

Dude did you just come out of the closet ! "

Is it bad that I want to know what you did to fuck your face up? I mean, don't get me wrong: huge bummer. But still, the morbid curiosity in me remains unsatisfied. =(

"To begin with,I have Diabetes Type 1 and have had it for almost 12 years now,but today i had the worst and most terrifying experiance with this damn disease.I only know what happend by hearing what the firemen told me and what my best friend and roommate told me what happend.I have had the first day off today in over 8+days so I decided to hang out with my dudes today and take advantage of my free time,we apparantly went to Subway for lunch and I got up to go to the bathroom but as I was told I instead bolted and ran out for the back door,which according to my friend after having a convo with the manager,was supposed to be locked.My 2 friends said they spent a good hour searching for me until they  finally decided to call 911.I woke up and gained concuisness in the back of an ambulance on a stretcher,my face hurt like hell and I had absolutely no idea why I was there.They were finally able to get me back onto my feet,I walked out and found my 4 closest friends waiting patiently and scared on the bench outside of a resturaunt on the other side of the street where we originaly were parked at.The firemen told me my bloodsugar level was below 25,they finally got it back into normal range 30 minutes later at about 120.

I just felt like sharing this to know if any of you giantbombers have gone through this before if you share my same disease,so go ahead and discuss,here is a pic of the aftermath:

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