Went to school with a girl who did this all the time. She would also pass out in the middle of class constantly, we just assumed it was from too much partying. She realized, after doing a project on diabetes, that she in fact also had diabetes, which was apparently contributing to the random passing out.
I’m kinda horrified that the poor girl didn’t get help until she was able to pinpoint herself what might be going on. Like if I see someone pass out and fall to the floor, my immediate reaction would be to call an ambulance. If she did go to the doctor how did they not find this first? Why did it take her realizing, “I think I might be diabetic?” Before something got done about it?
Seriously. Losing consciousness in public means you don’t just get paramedics but also an emergency doctor called in Germany and they will check your sugar probably third thing, it’s one of the most obvious possible causes to check.
No idea, I think she assumed she had narcolepsy or something. It would just happen randomly in class on a semi-consistent basis, she’d just be zonked out in the middle of a lecture. It’s college, so everyone just assumes it’s partying. Not sure if it had only recently started after she started going to school or how long it had been going on for. She’s doing pretty well for herself now though.
I think it’d be easier to detect now, as it seems like blood-testing seems a more common occurrence now, at least for me. This was maybe 10-15 years ago, and especially as a college-student, it didn’t feel like I got as many regular blood tests as I’ve gotten now that would be able to instantly show me I’m diabetic or even pre-diabetic. I get blood drawn every few months now between work wellness checks and my own doctor visits, whereas then I don’t ever remember getting my blood checked for anything. Could be she just didn’t have good insurance or didn’t have a doctor who bothered to check.
Went to school with a girl who did this all the time. She would also pass out in the middle of class constantly, we just assumed it was from too much partying. She realized, after doing a project on diabetes, that she in fact also had diabetes, which was apparently contributing to the random passing out.
I’m kinda horrified that the poor girl didn’t get help until she was able to pinpoint herself what might be going on. Like if I see someone pass out and fall to the floor, my immediate reaction would be to call an ambulance. If she did go to the doctor how did they not find this first? Why did it take her realizing, “I think I might be diabetic?” Before something got done about it?
Seriously. Losing consciousness in public means you don’t just get paramedics but also an emergency doctor called in Germany and they will check your sugar probably third thing, it’s one of the most obvious possible causes to check.
I’m assuming she only passed out while sitting and thought it was normal. Kids fall asleep at the desk all the time.
No idea, I think she assumed she had narcolepsy or something. It would just happen randomly in class on a semi-consistent basis, she’d just be zonked out in the middle of a lecture. It’s college, so everyone just assumes it’s partying. Not sure if it had only recently started after she started going to school or how long it had been going on for. She’s doing pretty well for herself now though.
I think it’d be easier to detect now, as it seems like blood-testing seems a more common occurrence now, at least for me. This was maybe 10-15 years ago, and especially as a college-student, it didn’t feel like I got as many regular blood tests as I’ve gotten now that would be able to instantly show me I’m diabetic or even pre-diabetic. I get blood drawn every few months now between work wellness checks and my own doctor visits, whereas then I don’t ever remember getting my blood checked for anything. Could be she just didn’t have good insurance or didn’t have a doctor who bothered to check.
Pretty sure this study was sponsored by the Ben & Jerry’s Institute for Post-Graduate Ice Cream Studies