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500 mL of Insulin, Stat!

This digression from technology talk brought to you by root beer, ice cream, and an unidentified bacteria.

Last week was not fun. After shopping for three days, my mother started complaining Friday (06/01) that she was feeling "blah". This condition progressed through Saturday (06/02), with root beer floats and other snacks providing comfort. I missed a couple classes because of this. When my dad got home Saturday night, he was immediately dispatched to pick up chili, Jell-O, and other items from various locations. When he returned with the goods, he noticed that my mom was slurring her speech and was very weak (I was asleep by then; 2030 isn't my usual sleep time, but I hadn't had much sleep the night before). He insisted on taking her to the hospital.

On arrival, the ER personnel went through their usual list of questions, and a small battery of tests commenced. I don't really know what happened, but I do know that I was woken at about 0130 Sunday morning and taken to the hospital, where my mom went into surgery around 0300. High blood sugar (500+) and a raging infection contributed to her "basic blah". Perhaps it wasn't so basic.

She was in the hospital for five days, recovering from the surgery (and she still is). She's on insulin (Her A1c test came back at 17, off the normal chart, indicating an average blood glucose level of around 500 for at least the last three months.) and takes glucose tests about six times a day. We don't know what caused all this, but we do know that she needs some changes. I hope it was enough of a wakeup call; it was for me.

This digression from technology talk brought to you by root beer, ice cream, and an unidentified bacteria. Last week was not fun. After shopping for three days, my mother started complaining Friday (06/01) that she was feeling "blah". This condition progressed through Saturday (06/02), with root beer floats and other snacks providing comfort. I missed a couple classes because of this. When my dad got home Saturday night, he was immediately dispatched to pick up chili, Jell-O, and other items from various locations. When he returned with the goods, he noticed that my mom was slurring her speech and was very weak (I was asleep by then; 2030 isn't my usual sleep time, but I hadn't had much sleep the night before). He insisted on taking her to the hospital. On arrival, the ER personnel went through their usual list of questions, and a small battery of tests commenced. I don't really know what happened, but I do know that I was woken at about 0130 Sunday morning and taken to the hospital, where my mom went into surgery around 0300. High blood sugar (500+) and a raging infection contributed to her "basic blah". Perhaps it wasn't so basic. She was in the hospital for five days, recovering from the surgery (and she still is). She's on insulin (Her A1c test came back at 17, off the normal chart, indicating an average blood glucose level of around 500 for at least the last three months.) and takes glucose tests about six times a day. We don't know what caused all this, but we do know that she needs some changes. I hope it was enough of a wakeup call; it was for me.