Starting to foam in the heat

[lizblackdog]

I'm seriously wondering if this heat is going to kill me.

can't eat, can't stop drinking, can't think straight, am soaking myself in cold water every few hours. it feels like the only thing keeping me alive.

mum is doing well at T's, Maisie is fine in London with E. I'm wondering if some of this isn't just the collapse now that the immediate responsibilities of having to rush round coping have been lifted.

however, I've been wondering for a while if there might be something wrong. I've always kept my liquid intake on the high side, but needing 5 litres a day is a bit excessive even for me. There's also been the raging thirst if I'm separated from something to drink for more than fifteen minutes, the faintiness if I don't eat in the morning, the incredible lassitude and foggy thinking - I never do well in the heat but this last week I've felt constantly hungover and I can't spend five minutes on the couch without falling asleep. None of this is normal for me even in the heat.

sister T phoned halfway through typing this entry and nagged till I made a doctor's appointment. the annoyance of getting there on foot/bus has put me off, there's no direct bus and I'm not up to walking far in this weather. however, I still have Mum's debit card (with permission) and Mum says I can get a taxi if I like.

doctor's appt, Friday 14th, 4.20pm. mustn't forget it.

forgive me if I don't comment much today. love you all. but my head's spinning and I'm going to go lie down.

Comments

[bites-the-sun.livejournal.com]

Might be a good idea to get your blood glucose tested - raging thirst and unexplained fatigue indicate there might be a problem there.

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

that's exactly what I was thinking. a lot of what I have going on is textbook diabetes symptoms. plus, my aunt had it.

[bites-the-sun.livejournal.com]

If there's a family history, it's definitely a sign you should take the symptoms seriously. At least it's an easy test to administer and nothing that requires hospitals and invasive crap. Good luck with your doc's visit.

[james-the-evil1.livejournal.com]

Yep....Type II adult onset diabetes was my immediate thought.

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

yes. that's what my aunt had, she was in her forties when she developed it.

don't worry, I've made the appointment. it'll get taken care of whatever it turns out to be.

[james-the-evil1.livejournal.com]

Good girl.
If it IS Type II and you catch it early enough, dietary changes & pills & a bit of weight loss might be able to address it without needles.
Glad the salt drink is helping tho.
From what I read about squash, it's got a LOT of sugar in it.
So not only were you leaching out sale you were adding a lot of sugar. That probably wasn't helping either.
(tho the blackcurrant still sounds yummy)

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

it does contain sugar, but at the rate of dilution I usually make it it's pretty much just very-lightly-flavoured water.

my usual flavour is white grape and peach. I pour half an inch of squash into a 1 litre bottle and fill up with water.

[james-the-evil1.livejournal.com]

you whacky Brits! :-)

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

dunno why Americans don't have it. it's a staple.

I suppose Kool-Aid would be the American equivalent?

[james-the-evil1.livejournal.com]

or Crystal Light or similar things, yes
Oh, my psycho LJ stalker is back, Nye pointed her out to me in a comment on my most recent post lol

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

oh yayyy!!!

*goes to look*