Just a general question, and I want to make it clear I’m not trying to brag or say that my control has always been perfect and that’s why I’ve never been in DKA. I am curious, however, as to how many others have never experienced it and why that might be.
When I was diagnosed I was 9, and my schoolteacher’s son had diabetes so she suggested my parents get me checked out when she noticed I had some early symptoms (thirst and frequent urination) - as a result my blood sugar was ‘only’ 16.7 when I was diagnosed and I was mostly ok. So I never experienced it at diagnosis.
In the 12 years since, I have had some high blood sugars but mostly when I was a kid. I remember my blood sugar going as high as 30+ and even HI at times, sometimes staying there for a good few hours. But, I don’t remember feeling any physical symptoms - in fact, I just remember feeling very energetic.
So basically, is this unusual to have experienced extremely high blood sugars but never been anywhere close to DKA? Am I just lucky? Thank you.
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