History of Diabetes

Archive for October, 2009

can i have some specific food please!?!?

Anything that grows from the ground or hangs from trees is one heckuva lot safer than anything any man has messed with.

If it’s good for a type two like me, you can be assured that it’s good for a type one as well.

http://www.geocities.com/seabulls69/Type_II_Diabetes.html

I have all of the symptoms and they are becoming more frequent in my daily life shouldf i be worried

You should get tested and know for sure if you have diabetes or are in pre diabetes stage. The sooner you know the sooner you can begin treatment.

A pregnant woman discovers her affected by gestational diabetes during the 4th month. Apart from the changing diatery habits and light exercise, she is on daily dose of insulin before food thrice a day. Her present BS is 165. Is there any safe ayurvedic medicine by which she can cut down on insulin and also reduce blood sugar?

Please reconsider. Insulin has no side affects for the baby and is a "natural" remedy because it’s a hormone. It’s been in use for over 50 years. In contrast, many oral medications have either not been tested for pregnancy, or they have seen them cause birth defects in mice.

It’s vital that she keep those blood sugars under 130 after eating, and a slight increase in her insulin would easily take care of that 165.

Meanwhile, the consequences of uncontrolled blood sugars are serious: birth defects, increased risk of miscarriage, deterioration of the placenta, weight gain in the baby, and the baby having a blood sugar crash when born (removing the mom’s high blood sugar causes the baby to crash). You don’t want a baby that has to be in the hospital simply because it’s inconvenient to take an insulin shot.

My grandmother is 90 years old and has congestive heart failure. She also is a diabetic that takes three insulin shots per day. In the last week she had two heart attacks, and the doctors have said there is little more that they can do for her. Monday, Hospice is going to step in and they will take her off all her medications and just give her morphine for pain until she passes away. I am just wondering what will happen to her once they stop giving her the insulin.

well that depends on the person and her blood sugars, she could probably go quite awhile by eating well. In all likeliness it probably wont be the lack of Insulin that kills her. Good luck, and best wishes to your grandmother

Yes, I asked this morning, but I’m asking again-wondering if you were diagnosed with gestational diabetes, what if any symptoms did you have? The few answers I got this morning said they had no symptoms really. That surprises me.

Thanks!

Oh-I have googled this info several times and found out what the basic symptoms are-BUT I am wanting to know your personal experiences with it.

I had GD and the only symptom I had was extreme blurred vision. I was trying to read the back of a package at Wal-mart and no matter where I held the package I COULD NOT read it, it was completely blurry. It just so happened that I was to take the test the next day, but, I already knew the answer. Do you have GD? If you do, try not to worry. I followed the doctors orders and ate right and watched my blood sugar. I only had to take a small amount of Insulin at the very end of my pregnancy and my baby weighed only 6 lbs. and is perfect. Good luck!

Yes, I asked this morning, but I’m asking again-wondering if you were diagnosed with gestational diabetes, what if any symptoms did you have? The few answers I got this morning said they had no symptoms really. That surprises me.

Thanks!

Oh-I have googled this info several times and found out what the basic symptoms are-BUT I am wanting to know your personal experiences with it.

I had GD and the only symptom I had was extreme blurred vision. I was trying to read the back of a package at Wal-mart and no matter where I held the package I COULD NOT read it, it was completely blurry. It just so happened that I was to take the test the next day, but, I already knew the answer. Do you have GD? If you do, try not to worry. I followed the doctors orders and ate right and watched my blood sugar. I only had to take a small amount of Insulin at the very end of my pregnancy and my baby weighed only 6 lbs. and is perfect. Good luck!

I know GDM does increase your risk for Type 2 Diabetes, and I would like to know why and how it happens. Searched the web and couldn’t find an answer.

Please give me an explanation.

Thanks heaps.

Pregnancy itself induces a state of insulin resistance, which requires the pancreas to produce much more insulin than usual. GDM indicates pancreatic reserves are low. Even when it resolves after birth, there is a high risk of getting T2DM after age forty when the aging process causes decreased pancreatic Insulin output. The best way to avoid T2DM after GDM is to place less stress on the pancreas with a low refined carbohydrate, natural food diet.

I know GDM does increase your risk for Type 2 Diabetes, and I would like to know why and how it happens. Searched the web and couldn’t find an answer.

Please give me an explanation.

Thanks heaps.

Pregnancy itself induces a state of Insulin resistance, which requires the pancreas to produce much more insulin than usual. GDM indicates pancreatic reserves are low. Even when it resolves after birth, there is a high risk of getting T2DM after age forty when the aging process causes decreased pancreatic insulin output. The best way to avoid T2DM after GDM is to place less stress on the pancreas with a low refined carbohydrate, natural food diet.

In Type 1 Diabetes, could somone please explain to me how and why this causes weightloss?

Uncontrolled type 1 causes weight loss. Essentially Insulin is the key that lets nutrients (carbs) into your cells in your body to create energy. Type 1’s do not make insulin, so the cells are starving. For energy, the body will burn off fat cells and this is what causes a type 1 to have rapid weight loss.

In Type 1 Diabetes, could somone please explain to me how and why this causes weightloss?

Uncontrolled type 1 causes weight loss. Essentially insulin is the key that lets nutrients (carbs) into your cells in your body to create energy. Type 1’s do not make Insulin, so the cells are starving. For energy, the body will burn off fat cells and this is what causes a type 1 to have rapid weight loss.