Living like a diabetic
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I got up this morning and I went downstairs with my family but I was walking across the living room to get something and my head went super warm and fuzzy and I felt like I was going to pass out. I am a Diabetic so I don't know if that contributes. Also I have not had breakfast yet. Now after that happened I have had a terrible headache. This has never happened to me ever. Do you know what this is if so please help.
I'm a volunteer, a long-time diabetic, and also not a physician.
There is one idea whose seed I'd like to plant with you and that is ... just as you & your soon-to-hubby yearn to be parents -- to love, nurture, discipline, and guide some young souls into healthy, productive adulthood, there are many babies and children yearning for a mommy & daddy to love them, raise them, and parent them like their own.
What do you think of this situation. I have been a T2 diabetic for 9 years. diagnosed in Colorado. Through diet and exercise I became totally controlled, BG before eating 74 to 90 and after eating , never above 180
My Dr said" If he didn't know I was a diabetic he would swear I wasn't" I moved to a different state, New Dr. He told me ( after Blood work) That I wasn't a diabetic and never had been. I argued with him , told him what my Dr in Co. had said...
Hi pixi and welcome to our little MS community,
You have MS as well as diabetes, so both your central and peripheral nervous system is compromised, so basically either could be causing you this problem.
Wow, finally something and people I can relate to. There is no one in my area but me at my age with Juvenile Diabetes. My doctor tells me I should be extinct. I have been a juvenile diabetic since the age of 6. I am now 56, so 50 years so far. I am doing quite well. I have been married for 38 years, have two adopted children and have four grandchildren. I work 50-60 hours a week at a very stressful job. People often will say, "You can't be diabetic, you are too thin.
6 months ago i was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes i am not on any medication for this but i have a lot of vaginal itching inside and out also my arm pits please help can this be normal .
hi any advice much appreciated, i have been previously using Janmut for my diabetics but have run out so i was told Velmetia was the same, while i sent away to CDO for this Velmetia i used Matformin and boy oh boy i got terrible side effects from joint pain to stomach pain to headaches to extreme pain left back shoulder blade pain going from back to my heart, gee that frighten me quite a bit, once i received the Velmetia it worked ok for 1 day then a similar side effect started as previously me
Oral poses virtually no risk for HIV. And your symptoms do not sound like HIV. HIV is a slow progression over many years as the immune systems fails. But glad you got that off your chest. Your symptoms can be caused by many things, and heightened by anxiety, which you clearly have.
That being said, if you are experiencing these symptoms, why not go get checked for something else? Your odds of another STD from oral one time are extremely unlikely, but possible.
I had unprotected vaginal intercourse 11 weeks ago. A few days later, I developed vaginal discharge. Went to the Dr. at ten days post-exposure and got tested for all STD's - negative. He told me I had a yeast infection & gave me some Diflucan. Despite two courses of Diflucan & some Monistat, this infection hasn't cleared up. I then developed abdominal pain, which felt like inflammation. Next, I developed terrible heartburn & severe nausea. Also a very stiff neck.
I am a 15 year old diabetic. (Type 1 Diabetes) My blood sugar tends to run on the high side all the time because of my fear of low blood sugar. Numbers tend to run between 250-350 but have slowly been getting better.
Anyway I've been having chest pain for the last couple days. It hurts especially when I'm lying down. It hurts when I breathe deeply and after exercise. I also do get sweaty and light headed occasionally, but I think that is more related to diabetes.
Hello Lilyllama,
You took a good step in reaching out as a way to begin getting thru a period of burnout. Sometimes, the holidays add additional stress so that things seem harder and sometimes futile.
For many of us long-timers, periodic of bouts of "why bother" bring us back to things we treasure in this life -- family, friends, volunteer work, careers, faith, etc.
How to get thru a bout of "why bother" often starts with a difficult but necessary step ...
ACTUALLY...there may be a legitimate reason for this. i'm also a female diabetic, and i've had to tell people not to tickle me at times, also. it has nothing to do w/ the person, but her sites may be sore. if she wears a pump, she may be concerned about it getting ripped out or something painful because that can easily happen.
Hello, hope all of you are having a wonderful day!! Wanted to know if you guys have any tips on snacks for diabetics as I am new at this. Plus I have a big sweet tooth. So good recipes would help! Thanks!
From childhood, I am very sick as a child. I was diagnosed before with a malign tumor on my pituitary gland which caused hormonal balance. Also, I already experienced hepatitis B. I want to ask informations or help from anyone out there financial so that I could finish my studies. I dont to be a burden on my family. Thank you for reading my post. Hoping for a kind soul to reply.. Again, thank you everybody and God Bless..
oh, hugs.....
are you really taking just 2 shots a day? no bolus dosing?
your insulin needs to be adjusted if you are having so many lows (unless you are excersizing hard when, or before, they happen.
i, too, am going to pm you a website address...wonder if its the same one...lol
and a book. after 5 years of being scared to death of my diabetes someone suggeted that i read "think like a pancreas" by gary scheiner. it changed my life completely. i am now a fearless type 1 diabetic!
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