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    started  ·  70 comments  ·  2012 Report of the Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force (GWVI-TF) » TF Report Feedback  ·  Admin →
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    Esther commented  · 

    Recently I ended up in the ICU after telling my Docs for over a year and a half something wasn’t right. I lost 50 pounds after deployment and no reason for it. I am 5’4 and went from 168 (weight gained 20 pounds from lyrica) down to 113 in the ICU. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (798 blood sugar level at admission) and keto acidosis (28 should be below 12). I was deployed from 15 FEB 14 thru 16 NOV 14. No family history of diabetes except one extended family member type 2. Docs have no clue why I got type 1 or what caused this. Has anyone else had issues like this?! What are the Docs saying to you? How can the VA help? I’m also haveing a very hard time managing my sugar levels. They say I am a brittle diabetic. HELP PLEASE!!!!

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