Well, this has been a fun day! I've had a cold since Sunday, and at work Tuesday night I was blowing the nose, coughing and all the fun stuff. But I also would get dizzy quite often, especially when looking up or down, or even trying to walk straight. No way I was going to drive forklift that night. I figured to just get through the night as I was off the next day and could rest up. So Tuesday and Wednesday I kept up with the doses of cold medicine as per instructions, and slept a LOT. I was still dizzy, tho. This morning I got up at 8:30 and I was really dizzy. Actually hard to walk around. I sat at the computer for a while and had a bowl of dry cereal and a glass of milk. I took some prescription meds, and then had a cup of coffee. That was probably a mistake as was probably the meds. By 11:30, I was nauseated and throwing up. Could not keep water down. Threw up five more times and in the meanwhile called Ask A Nurse, who told me to call my regular clinic for advice. Oh, I forgot to mention a couple bouts of diarrhea today also. So, I was already assuming I was dehydrated, but I was only 3 months ago diagnosed with a mild diabetes-meaning the count was just over 100. And I was taking a med for it, however, I neglected to take any of my meds this past week until today. So, I was curious if blood sugar had an effect on the dizziness. The clinic told me to go to ER. Was there 3 hours. Even threw up going there. They did blood work, gave me IV fluids, anti-nausea meds,cleaned out ears because that could be a cause of dizziness, even suggested a ct scan of head. Which I wasn't keen on. I was ravenously thirsty, didn't get ice chips for about 90 min. My blood sugar was 190! OMG! So now to follow up with the reg clinic tomorrow and remember to take meds as directed! When I left there I was starting to feel some hunger, so I had chicken noodle soup and crackers. Now as I type this, I am thirsty, so thats probably good? Anyway, I just haveto take better care.