Today I had 4 wisdom teeth pulled; I wasn't knocked out they just numbed the area so I was awake the whole time. I'm 20 and a type 1 diabetic for almost 9 years, and I just started the pump about 3 weeks ago (best decision of my life). After they numbed me, I started freaking out and I could feel my bs drooping fast. Then I actually saw one of the teeth that they pulled and I was so pissed, like I wanted to punch the dentist in the face and I'm not a violent person at all. It was like an emotional rollar coaster. Any other type 1's been through something similar? Any weird stories you want to share, I bet their interesting.
2007-03-21 18:04:20 · 3 answers · asked by a girl 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
I am type 1 diabetic and also on the pump (a very wise decision). Stress can play havoc on sugar levels just like an illness can. I like you, tend to get very grumpy when I go low. I only got violent once when my sugar dropped. When the ambulance showed up and they got a sugar reading, I was at a 27 (this happened before I was on the pump). After my sugar was back to a normal level, I was speaking with the ambulance personnel, they said it took 4 people to hold me down so they could restrain me. It seems that my body fights when I become extremely low. The bad thing about it though is that I do not remember any of it. That is quite scary. I have been low since and I do get grumpy but I have never been that low again. We are in a weird position with a disease that is very unforgiving. All we can do is observe how it affects us and try not to put ourselves in situations that affect us in a negative way. I know that we can't always do that so we also have to find ways to cope with stress and illness. All in all, I so think that disease makes us stronger people.
2007-03-23 11:42:40 · answer #1 · answered by Wanderer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am also a Type 1 on a pump. When my sugar drops I can become very mean and irritable but sometimes I go the other way and become lovey and cuddly. When your sugar is low it affects your brain and other things so that could account for the mood swings.
2007-03-22 04:09:51 · answer #2 · answered by heathermagoo13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that sounds more like PMS. Stress can raise your sugar, but I've never felt or had anyone comment on any emotional change.
2007-03-22 01:52:50 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋