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I saved a life this morning at diabetes camp. My co-counselor Erik(who has diabetes) went into a sudden hypoglycemic seizure this morning at 5 AM. Had I not woken up, he could have died. I have never been so scared as I was the moment I first saw him.
While my other co-counselor Gaston ran next door to get help, I revived him by squirting tons of InstaGlucose (to raise his blood sugar rapidly) into his mouth in order for it to get absorbed into his cheek capillaries. He could have died on me. All I could do afterward (Certainly not sleep!) was thank my lucky stars that none of my kids had a seizure... That would have killed me. Erik's seizure was actually the only seizure at camp this year! And it had to happen on the last night of camp, in my cabin while I was on call...
I know this was some sort of test. And I passed - Erik's alive because of me. I've never felt more like a doctor than I have today. This has simultaneously been one of the greatest yet scariest days of my life. If saving lives always makes one feel like I did after Erik regained consciousness, then I absolutely look forward to a lifetime of lifesaving!
While my other co-counselor Gaston ran next door to get help, I revived him by squirting tons of InstaGlucose (to raise his blood sugar rapidly) into his mouth in order for it to get absorbed into his cheek capillaries. He could have died on me. All I could do afterward (Certainly not sleep!) was thank my lucky stars that none of my kids had a seizure... That would have killed me. Erik's seizure was actually the only seizure at camp this year! And it had to happen on the last night of camp, in my cabin while I was on call...
I know this was some sort of test. And I passed - Erik's alive because of me. I've never felt more like a doctor than I have today. This has simultaneously been one of the greatest yet scariest days of my life. If saving lives always makes one feel like I did after Erik regained consciousness, then I absolutely look forward to a lifetime of lifesaving!