Type 1 diabetes mellitus glucagon
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Most have absolutely no idea what type 1 diabetes is, for all of the media publicity is about type 2 diabetes, which has different causes and treatments. I find that most people are fascinated to learn that type 1 is an autoimmune disease, and that it is related to other autoimmune diseases like thyroid disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and Lupus.
Hello Candikane,
Your doctor's advice is surprising to me, also. I'm guessing that s/he is not a diabetes specialist and that's the type of physician who should be guiding your diabetes care. Specialists might be called endocrinologist or diabetologist.
None of us here is a physician, but we're long-time diabetics or care-givers for diabetic children.
You didn't mention if you've been diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2, and the treatment options vary for these types.
I am a high school student who has a brother with juvenile diabetes, diagnosed at the age of 6. I often do oral reports on the educating the public of Type 1 diabetes and I am to do my next oral report on the use of the glucagon emergency kit. My brother has had to use it a few times but we don't have any written material on it and I was hoping someone can direct me to the right place to get this information for my report.
good luck
High incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus during or shortly after treatment with pegylated interferon alpha for chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
Schreuder TC, Gelderblom HC, Weegink CJ, Hamann D, Reesink HW, Devries JH, Hoekstra JB, Jansen PL.
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, AMC Liver Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. t.c.
I am the mother of a newly diagnosed (1 week ago) 17 year old son with type 1 diabetes. He is a distance runner in school both cross country(5K) and 1600 m in track and field. We need some suggestion on how to procede with training; ie, eating before and after practice and actual meets, will he need to inject insulin before a meet? Any information will be helpful. Thanks!
I also noted the JAMA reminder/caution that food does not cause Type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. This study and others looked at the impact of specific foods/timing of introduction in at-risk children.
Please know that Type 2 is a completely different disease than Type 1. Type 1 is autoimmune, and researchers are striving to find out what triggers (or doesn't) trigger the disease. Type 2 has completely different origins.
My 19 year old son was diagnosed at age 13 with type 1 diabetes. He has overall good blood sugar control. He's an athlete -- trains for marathons and bikes at least 30 miles a day and has for the past couple of years. The problem is, (when you least expect it), we can't wake him up in the morning because of extemely low blood sugar.
Now please don't tell me the reasons this may happen -- we know them all.
I don't think so. But there are countless Internet reports linking statins with reduced insulin sensitivity, or insulin resistance.
There was just a report on the news last week that statins have been linked top type II diabetes. My wife is on 80mg of Simvastatin while I'm on 20mg. Coincidence or not, we both contracted type II in recent years. I believe that the benefits pf statins outweigh the risks and have altered my eating lifestyle so to nearly exclude carbohydrates. This has enabled me to continue statin regime while keeping my fasting blood glucose levels at acceptaptable unmedicated levels.
Below is the FDA information released by Astra Zeneca regarding this very issue
Patients with risk factors for diabetes mellitus (eg, obesity, family history of diabetes) who are starting treatment with atypical antipsychotics should undergo fasting blood glucose testing at the beginning of treatment. Any patient treated with atypical antipsychotics should be monitored for symptoms of hyperglycemia including polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia, and weakness.
I have had type 1 diabetes for 28 years. I have seen many low blood sugars, as the "night nurse" at a diabetic camp...i am not a medical person, it was simply my job to check people for low blood sugars. I saw everything, including some really weird behavior. One tip I learned for checking for low blood sugars, was to shine a flashlight in the eyes of the camper - if they reacted, I left them alone. If not, I woke them up, and checked their blood sugar level.
It is important that a person with diabetes (I assume your hubby is Type 1, given how low he got) learn about Glucagon and always have a Glucagon kit available bedside. You might ask the endo for an extra kit so that you can practice with one (into an orange) do you'll know the technique when you need it. My hubby was taught to call 911 and then give me a shot of Glucagon while he awaits their arrival.
It *is* terrifying to witness a seizure.
I live alone and have type 1 diabetes. Here are a few steps to take in order to prevent trouble with lows while no one is around that seem to work well for me. First of all I keep orange juice and milk in the fridge at all times. When I am alone I check my blood sugar ever hour and more often if I feel strange. I also always have glucose tablets in each room of my house. My neighbors also know that I am type 1 and my parents call my house each night to make sure Im okay.
I see you have the word 'diabetes' crossed. Diabetes is a Greek word meaning large amounts of urine. Both diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus fall into this realm but both are separate mechanisms.
This forum deals mostly with type 2 diabetes, people who have high blood sugar levels [mellitus]. Diabetes insipidus is kidney related. For best answers, the forum to post on is Kidney Disease & Disorders.
TheGlink,
What an enormous challenge you're all facing. Seems that you're doing all the right things and yet I understand your yearning for more answers & solutions to help your little guy.
We're not physicians here; we're largely folks with a lot of experience with Type 1 diabetes either as patients or parents of patients -- or both. Maybe others will have somme additional suggestions for you.
Hi, my 5 yr old son was diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes approximately two and a half years ago. He has, over the past 2-3 months become incredibly unstable with frequent hypoglycaemic episodes, resulting in loss of consciousness. There are a number of factors which may be influencing this,(?sickness, exercise,rapid metabolism of NPH, glycogen depletion?).
My son is 12 yrs.old Type 1 for 1 1/2 yrs. We are having problems with seizures. He has never had a seizure until diagnoised with diabetes. He has only had seizures while while he had been asleep. Does excitement work on the blood sugars to drop them enough for a seizure? I have been reading some of the comments about everyone is different as to "what is low" in regards to low b/s seizure. My son had a seizure Christmas morning.
I am one of the Forum Team who happens to be a female type 1 diabetic since childhood, so I speak from experience. While you don't want her to be ashamed of having this disease, she will feel "different" from her classmates and will probably go through a phase at some point where she wishes to keep her treatment as discreet as possible in order to keep her friends from focusing on her disease rather than on her as a person.
My boyfriend (has type 1) almost every night gets incoherent and starts twitching and gets to the point where he cant control anything he does. it gets soo bad with the shaking and twitching sometimes that he will try and stand up and fall down over and over, he ends up completely covered in sweat even before. he also will making gargling noises or fake chew, smacking his lips. he told me to give him like chocolate milk or gatorade to bring his sugar up till he comes to it.
Chronic infection with HCV is associated with insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes [61]. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has been reported to be 14–50% in patients with chronic HCV infection [62]. HCV-associated diabetes is characterized by insulin resistance and does not appear to be associated with antibodies directed towards the beta cells in the islets of Langerhans [63].
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https://www.diabetes.org/a1c/diagnosis
Perhaps your A1C levels were at pre-diabetic levels, but your blood glucose levels were higher. It sounds like you've been doing really well, though, but you should talk to your doctor, though, because since it's already been high, you need to keep on top of it.
I am not a physician, but a volunteer and mom of a type 1 diabetic.
I would suggest that your son tells his roommate and the resident assistant that lives on his floor, that he is a diabetic and what to do in an emergency. This way there are at least 2 people that can help if god forbid your son has a problem. The resident assistant will also be able to advise you as to who else should be notified on campus, besides the campus health office.
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