I almost died this weekend...

[RubyCamaro]

What an ordeal! Glad you are better. Take care of yourself.

[heRS]

Sounds like a real wake-up call. Glad you are on the road to recovery!

[WadeWilson]

Glad you're doing better Steve.

[brandotron]

Wow man, glad you're still with us!

[Michelle42780]

Wow, sorry to hear that. :(

My mom also has diabetes, she knew she had it, but procrastinated and waited until she couldn't think straight anymore to do something about it. Her blood sugar was over 1000 when she got to the hospital.

She got depressed after her diagnosis. It's tough to deal with, but keep your head up. Since it runs in your family, you know what to expect and hopefully that will help you to adjust easier.

Glad you're safe though.

[CaniacFan]

Steve:
What a scare, I'm sure. Glad to see you are getting better. My On-Star subscription was to expire yesterday (had my car one-year ago yesterday) and I renewed only with the Safe & Sound plan for reasons just like you experienced.

I am shocked you got your wallet back, that just doesn't happen these days.

You definitely had an Angel or Good Samaritan "watching your back".. Get healthy!!

[PQ]

Originally Posted by y2k king

keep a close eye on it. i just lost my brother 10 days ago to that nasty disease.

Holy crap. Serious?

So sorry to hear that.

Guess my joke earlier to the OP was inapropriate. Please forgive me. I know this is a very serious disease. I was just trying to lift his spirits if I could.

Wow. That realy sucks.

[mlee]

WoW... that just scared the hell out of me...Glad to hear you made it through and it's something you can now treat. It runs in my family and I really have no idea of the symptoms until reading this. Think I'm going to do some more reading up.

FWIW... I accidentally pushed the phone button on my car and it said "you are out of minutes would you like to puchase some" so I guess I could have made a call in an emergency. I also think On Star takes emergency calls too. I know some say don't keep a credit card on file but this may be one reason to have one available.

Good to hear you are alright... Merry Christmas...

[JoeP@TeamBeckyD]

Glad to hear you are OK Steve, I lost my sister to Type I diabetes 5 years ago. Really nasty disease. You've had your warning, pay attention and do what the doctors tell you and it's manageable.

A very Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[y2k king]

Originally Posted by PQ

Holy crap. Serious?

So sorry to hear that.

Guess my joke earlier to the OP was inapropriate. Please forgive me. I know this is a very serious disease. I was just trying to lift his spirits if I could.

Wow. That realy sucks.

yeah, pretty serious. we just flew him here from Colorado fri and he died three days later. i'm the last of the mahone family now.

[springerpete]

Glad to hear you are OK now.

Y2K King: Sorry to hear about your loss.

GOD BLESS and Merry CHRISTMAS to ya'll!!!

[mfr1950]

Glad your going to be better, 799 blood sugar is extremely critical!!!!! I'm glad you didn't lose consiousness while driving...

[Sir Nuke]

Steve, we are all glad to hear you are better and nothing BAD happened,....your right about KARMA.....or whatever you want to call it.....but IMHO, you got turned back so you could get the help you needed, and you got you wallet back because you deserved it. Good things happen to Good people. your still with us.....as well you should be.

[Rob53]

Steve,

Glad that you are on the road to recovery. I have to share this with you, because diabetes type II, can be overcome. I don't know if you are over weight or not, but most newly diagnosed diabetics are. I am not, and was diagnosed as diabetic type II, almost 2 years ago. It scared the heck out of me. At the time I was 55 yrs old, 5-8/180, so a few extra pounds, but not even close to being heavy or fat. I went to classes, and took the info to heart, made the decision that this was serious, and acted accordingly.

I was told to lose a few pounds, exercise and change my diet. I had been eating too much cake and cookies for years. To make a long story short, I radically changed by eating habits, started a more regular walking program, and it's been more than a year now since my blood sugar has been in the diabetic range. So, there is hope, if you have the will power to change your eating habits, and do some moderate exercise. My blood sugar numbers were never very high, but they were elevated enough to diagnosed as diabtic. I was lucky in that it was discovered during a normal annual physical. Thankfully it was caught early, and life style changes worked without me having to use any diabtetes meds. I no longer consider myself diabetic, but I know I've been given a 2nd chance. I watch carbohydrates very very carefully now, and if I over do it, Im right on the treadmill to burn it off. I stopped testing my blood about 6 months ago because I am now aware of how many carbs I am taking in, and what the limits for me are.

I hope that your diabetes is still at a point where you can control it without drugs too! To anyone else reading this, don't let what happened to Steve happen to you. Have your blood sugar tested if you are over weight. I beat it, and will not let it take over my life, you can too! Merry Christmas to everyone, and Steve, I'm sure God has a reason to keep you around. Use your "added" time wisely.