Adrianne had noticed that she was much more fatigued than she expected. Tired and, weirdly, thirsty. She’d have a drink before leaving for work, stop for one on the way there, and another when she got to work – and frequent bathroom trips. It wasn’t until she noticed her symptoms were identical to that of her type 1 diabetic niece and nephew that Adrianne knew she had to get checked out.
After some bloodwork with her primary care practitioner, Adrianne was told she had type 2 diabetes. Despite feeling, in her gut, like this wasn’t right, Adrianne trusted her PCP and went on to take the prescribed medication. Even when she met with a nutritionist – who upon first meeting Adrianne knew that this could be a misdiagnosis – her PCP still continued her medication and upped her dosage.
When Adrianne moved from North Carolina to Orlando to start a new job at AdventHealth (then Florida Hospital), her supervisor urged her to see a doctor there. So, Adrianne booked an appointment with Dr. Crockett, who—a year and a half after her first diagnosis—finally told her that she in fact had Type 1 Diabetes. He told her she should’ve been on insulin from day one – and it explained why she still had symptoms.
It took Adrianne’s body a while to adjust once she began the correct medication for her Type 1 Diabetes. “Dr. Crockett told me that for my first month on insulin, I’d be exhausted. He said that it would feel like I was trying to walk through water – and he was right. I was exhausted.” Adrianne’s body was used to her blood sugar being incredibly high—so once she started insulin and it was finally being regulated, she felt the effects.
Adrianne’s journey from symptoms to misdiagnosis and then her correct diagnosis took over a year and a half. “Just be aware of yourself, your body. You have to educate yourself and advocate for yourself. I didn’t advocate for myself, despite people saying, hey, this doesn’t add up.” Adrianne now manages her Type 1 Diabetes and is an active participant with AdventHealth’s Translational Research Institute.
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