Type 1 and on Vacation - it all went wrong!
First real post and I'm at a loss. About 3 years as a Type 1 diabetic. Went to Dollywood (FANTASTIC) and took 2 extra Dexcom's for only a 4 day trip. On day 2 I changed out my Dexcom 7 and it did not work at all. No biggy - I had another one so I put the 2nd one on and it worked only a few hours and then stopped working. I was at a loss. I did have a backup injection pens so that's what I did. Day 3 was scary but pushed through it by using multiple daily injections. Went to bed at 136 but woke up at 364. Woke up in DKA (feeling sick - head swimming, nausea) on day 4 but we were going home. Drank 3 large glasses of water and 2 cups of coffee. If my numbers were going to stay high or even moved higher - I was heading to the hospital. Took 4 units of regular insulin and some long acting insulin (outdated) and my numbers started coming down. Slowly but steady. Used my Tandem Mobi to start slowly knocking the numbers down.
Driving home I must have stopped 40 times to go to the restroom....I had guzzled water for sure but not as much as I was pee-ing out! When I got home I tested for DKA and was fine then. But, it took all day to get back to normal. New Dexcom installed. Took a 4 hour trip and turned it into a 6.5 hour trip because I had to stop every 10 minutes to go to the restroom. Guess that is what happens when you are in DKA.
Boy - this is challenging. I can see where this disease really kicks you in the rear! What a mess.