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To: kenth
So glad you're still with us. PC is a scary deal.

Thanks much! Yeah...it is a tough one. The type I was diagnosed with is a rare one. It doesn't respond to chemo or radiation and has a 96% mortality rate in the first 18 months following treatment. I am presently at the 16th month after treatment.

I've had normal BGs until about a month ago. Out of the blue my BG shot up to over 400. So, I'm back to sticking myself.

Yikes. Sounds like you've really been through the wringer! I can relate to the absurdly high BG. Mine spiked out at over 600 at one point. I don't remember any of it. I learned later I was in some kind of delirium and wasn't making any sense at all. I'm amazed anyone was able to tell the difference.   ;o)

9 posted on 10/28/2005 11:26:06 AM PDT by Prime Choice (I can open hearts and minds effortlessly. I have a hacksaw.)
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To: Prime Choice

"I am presently at the 16th month after treatment."

Thank God for that. Sounds like you got to it in time. We'll keep you in our prayers.

The first time it happened, I went to the hospital alone. My wife had the flu at the time so I told her she needed to stay home and that it was probably nothing serious. My BG was 560-something and the docs were worried because my eyes were dilating. I wondered why everything seemed brighter on the drive over. ;-) Once there in the ER, a couple of times thought I was going to pass out. I was sicker than I realized and glad I made the drive over.


10 posted on 10/28/2005 11:45:37 AM PDT by kenth (A zot! A zot! My kingdom for a zot!)
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