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I had an 'episode' on Saturday while at Disney and it scared me. It was kind of a hypoglycemic thing and it happens to me on occasion.. this time was worse than most, but I was so weak that I didn't want to walk any more, so I sat (flopped down - I really didn't have much choice) and leaned against a wall and made my boyfriend run get me something to eat.. I was near passing out by the time he got back 10 mins later.
He brought fries, a hot dog and diet soda (it was Disney, not exactly healthy stuff to choose from and it was kind of an emergency). I ate some of the fries and a bite or two of the hot dog and immediately started feeling better.. after about 10 mins I was back up and walking around and had no problems for the rest of the night.
Scared the crap out of me.. what would have happened had I not thought to have him go get me something to eat and I passed out? I try to be prepared and carry glucose tablets at all times, but didn't have them on me this time.
Amazing too, that in all this time, me curled up in a corner with my hands over my face all out of it, not one person stopped to ask me if I was ok. But once I was eating and sitting there, no less than 5 employees walked up and asked us if we had a wristband to be there for Mickey's not-so-scary halloween, otherwise we were going to have to leave. Once I was feeling able to get up and walk around we went and got our wristbands.. give me a break.
Krista
He brought fries, a hot dog and diet soda (it was Disney, not exactly healthy stuff to choose from and it was kind of an emergency). I ate some of the fries and a bite or two of the hot dog and immediately started feeling better.. after about 10 mins I was back up and walking around and had no problems for the rest of the night.
Scared the crap out of me.. what would have happened had I not thought to have him go get me something to eat and I passed out? I try to be prepared and carry glucose tablets at all times, but didn't have them on me this time.
Amazing too, that in all this time, me curled up in a corner with my hands over my face all out of it, not one person stopped to ask me if I was ok. But once I was eating and sitting there, no less than 5 employees walked up and asked us if we had a wristband to be there for Mickey's not-so-scary halloween, otherwise we were going to have to leave. Once I was feeling able to get up and walk around we went and got our wristbands.. give me a break.
Krista
Ya, don't it amaze you that no one cared about you until it came to something that involved $$$??
Krista
Lin
My surgeon told me to only eat 3 meals a day and I tried that, when I told them I was eating every 2-3 hours they told me I was grazing, even though I'm doing specific 'meals' in order to avoid this happening. W/E. I'm still losing weight. Not like I'm just grabbing chips and junk. I eat fruit or protein, something good for me.
Krista
That dropping feeling by the way is fairly commong. My legs get weak and I feel weak, normally I fell like i want to get as low as possible so that I don't fall. I generally will lay on the floor.