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[Ben Davis]

Holy Shit! That's bloody high! Honestly, it's amazing that you survived that, truly amazing.

That's nothing. The US record is 126mmol. That's like, gamma-enhanced neuro-toughness or something.

How weird is it though that I did exactly the same thing as you when I was ill. I just drank Lucozade and Red Bull when I was ill which, unbeknownst to me me, rapidly increased my sugar levels causing me to get worse.

Not weird. The amount of education in the UK is laughable. It's only been the past 5 years or so (with the increases of child weight problems) that diabetes has even become something that gets regularly talked about.

I can't compete with you (like it's a competition, lol), but I had almost fatally high keytone levels when I was admitted to hospital (7mmol/L). Any longer and I'd have been in a coma. Sad thinking back, but glad I/we're ok now.

Yeah, I was in a coma for nearly a week. Given that my blood was mainly syrupy acid, I'm amazed that I came back so well (although I was smarter before, I'm sure ). It's thanks to a combination of my local hospital housing one of the UKs largest diabetic centres (Elsie Bertram Centre), a robust body & a strong will that I'm alive. Curiously, due to a fast metabolism, 7mmol is the upper tolerance of my normal range. I don't start producing ketones until I hit 13 or so. It makes things far easier to control. I'm simply lucky.