Unheard Stunning Diabetes Facts

We all know the theory of diabetes and now it’s time for some shocking diabetes facts and research which is currently trending.

Did you know? #1
The first world’s highest blood sugar ever recorded was 2460 mg/dl in 2004 by an Ohio man named Michael Stuber
(source: https://www.cleveland19.com/story/1425584/ohio-man-holds-world-record-of-highest-blood-sugar/)
Description: In fact, the man managed to bag the Guinness book of records which is definitely not an achievement to be proud of. It’s not a record that the 47-year-old Westminster, Ohio, man set intentionally. Surprisingly with such a high blood glucose reading running thorugh his veins while he was just 47 years, he survived.
He fell extremely ill in March 1993 and succumbed to a diabetic coma. He stayed in a coma for 11 days from which the first 4 days were on life support.
How did he apply for the record?
In late 2003, Stuber was going through the Guinness book when he realized that another American man held the honor for highest blood sugar reading of 2,350 mg/dl. He hence, applied and found out in 2004 that he is the new record-holder.

A Gentleman from the USA broke the above record in 2008 with 2,656 mg/dl blood sugar levels named Michael Patrick Buonocore
(source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-blood-sugar-level/?fb_comment_id=811257658947726_974655159274641)
Description: Michael Patrick Buonocore from USA, survived a blood sugar level of 147.6 mmol/L (2,656 mg/dl) when admitted to the Pocono Emergency Room in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA, on 23 March 2008 making it the latest World record.

Did you know? #2
Dogs can be trained to smell a low blood sugar for people with Type 1 diabetes.
Description: Recently trending in the diabetes world is how a dog can assist you in your diabetic journey. There has been ample study going around the training of a dog to monitor smells in the air for a specific scent on the human breath that is related to rapidly dropping or low blood sugar levels. They are not only trained to identify this smell but also alert the person with diabetes, usually by touching them in a significant way such as pawing or nudging them. This allows the person time to check his/her blood sugar levels and take appropriate prescribed corrections. This alert buys them time to grab something to eat and hence avoiding hypoglycemia, or their blood sugars getting to dangerously low levels. The animal can also be trained to obtain juice or glucose tabs, get an emergency phone, or get help from another person in the house. More than a dog or a pet, they act like useful partners to a type 1 diabetic.

Did you know? #3
Traditionally, they used to treat diabetes with whiskey and coffee.
Alcohol and diabetes are interrelated, but not in the way people used to think. Back in the past, doctors and scientists didn’t have enough knowledge about why exactly diabetes happens. Hence, treatments of diabetes management were all on baseless theory. A book called “The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes” as the name suggests did not encourage any food intake other than whiskey mixed with black coffee. Yes, this is shocking. Patients back then were prescribed to drink this dark whiskey coffee once every two hours, with no food allowed. Hence, diabetics had a lesser life span once diagnosed. Luckily, modern science and technology advancements have encouraged more feasible treatments for diabetics.

Manage Type1 diabetes successfully with the correct medication, healthy diet and exercise.