It started with a mole.
Nothing dramatic.
Just a spot on my skin I thought somebody should look at.
The doctor checked it.
Nothing.
Good news.
Since I hadn’t had blood work done in a while, she ordered some routine labs while I was there.
Then she called me the next day.
She needed to see me right away.
That’s a different kind of phone call.
Suddenly the drive back to the doctor’s office feels different. So does the waiting room.
The mole was fine.
My blood sugar wasn’t.
Type 2 Diabetes
Not prediabetes.
Not you’d better keep an eye on this.
Diabetes.
I was put on medication and referred to an endocrinologist.
He added Metformin and sent me to a nutritionist to learn how to eat.
I followed the advice.
My numbers still weren’t good.
So another medication was added. Glyburide.
And then came the night I still remember…
I Woke Up Seeing Stars
Actual stars.
My vision was disturbed. I was dizzy. Something was very wrong.
We called for help and learned my blood sugar had dropped too low.
The immediate treatment was glu…
