Been dealing with diabetes since 2006 and it’s a pain to say the least. Not insulin dependent at this point and never had a high or low so bad I could not function, but I got close enough that I don’t want to get any closer. I had my wife take the CHL class mainly so if something happended to me she could put my pistol in her purse legally. Of course we are not always together, so I would hope someone like your rescuer would be around.
My diabetes was caused by chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Never had a problem until my 7th cycle of FND+R when I went in for "off week" blood work. The nurse had some cookies out so I ate one 5 minutes before I gave a blood sample. Ten minutes later she comes in and asks me, “are you diabetic?” “Nope.” “Well, you are now, you might want to go see a doctor about that.”
In 2010 I was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma and had to have my right kidney removed, so now my GP is all up in my blood glucose levels (A1c, 72 hour monitors, logs, etc.) He is watching me like my pug watches food.
Diagnosed with cancer at age 40 then again at 45. I'm a little scared to turn 50...
