Type 2 diabetes risk of stroke

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Avatar f tn Focus now on having excellent control of your diabetes. If you have good - excellent control you are not at risk of having stroke or heart attack. I have had 2 successful diabetic pregnancies. I am also fit and healthy now though I continue to use insulin. I want to control my diabetes very well so I can take good care of my children.
Avatar f tn I am 57 year old female with strong family history of diabetes, heart attack, stroke and cancer. I am taking insulin 2 x daily and have recently have started have tingling/numbness sensations in my lower legs and feet and my arms. Could this is from the type 2 diabetes I have?
1155902 tn?1262438082 You increase all of the diabetes risk factors by smoking. Ie you increase the risks of heart disease, peripheral neuropathy, worsening the diabetes, stroke, etc. Please do whatever you can to stop smoking. It just makes everything worse!
Avatar m tn I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2007, and have just been diagnosed with MS. How does having both conditions affect life expectancy?
Avatar n tn His angiography was done today and it was found that 2 of his arteries LAD are blocked (90%). He has type 2 diabetes and is hyper tensive. He is asked to have a bypass and valve replacement. What are the risk factors involved and is there anything to worry about?? Can someone please give views?
Avatar f tn I have type 2 diabetes and I had it even before pregnancy.Till my 3rd trimester I was on medicine-metformin and diet. From third trimester it is just going up.So along with metformin I am on two types of insulin every day.But as of now my baby is doing fine.I am 34 W 6 days.
Avatar n tn t have time for exercise. Uncontrolled diabetes may cause stroke, heart attack, amputation, blindness, decreased life expectancy, kidney failure, etc. All of this I can be sure that most people will experience themselves if they dont control their blood glucose. You will be fine now but you wont in the future. Unfortunately, most diabetic people need a lifelong drugs or insulin. I have a glaucoma and I have been using drugs since my teenager days.
5274485 tn?1385860167 However, the condition is autoimmune, like Type 1. People with Latent Autoimmune carry the exact same complication risk as those with Type 2-stroke, heart attacks and heart disease. Contrary to popular beliefs, some people who have LADA ARE overweight or obese. Furthermore, some people do carry family history of diabetes, regardless of the actual type. Latent Autoimmune usually begins between age 21 to 65, and carries serious issues like any other Diabetes.
Avatar n tn Do you know whether your diabetics are all Type 2 or if some of them are Type 1? It makes a difference in treatment. Also all diabetics vary a bit from each other in their control and management regimes. It might help if you could meet with the diabetics and ask them about their own treatment. High blood sugars put a diabetic at risk for complications if they go on for a long time, but are not usually medical emergencies.
Avatar f tn Which can be treated well type 1 or type 2? In which type the concerns or risk factors are higher? Is Type 2 diabetes in young adults ( between 23- 30) possible? Is this called juvenile onset? Generally, its is said that type1 is found in young adults. can the type 2 diabetes be controlled to normalcy? Any dangers of type 2 becoming type 1 in later stages? How can we prevent this? Thanks!
Avatar n tn Some people are able to control Type 2 diabetes with losing and maintaining healthy weight, lowering carb intake and regular exercise. Some are not, and need medication. It is impossible to answer your question because every diabetic is different and it would depend on how high your numbers were to begin with and what you ate and did. Serious consequences (complications) from diabetes don't occur in 24 hours, they occur over time spent at high numbers.
Avatar n tn It stated that a child born of a father with type 1 diabetes carries a risk of 1 in 20 (5%) of developing type 1 diabetes. is this correct? And if it is, is there any way of finding out whether the child is carrying the gene while still in the womb?
Avatar n tn I had a triple by-pass in 1992. Since then I have diabetes type 2 about 6 to 7 yrs. ago and have been paid for diabetes for comp in connection with agent orange by the va. Two yrs. ago I was diagnosed with Ischmic cardiomyopathy, also have retinopathy, and I know diabetes is a risk factor for heart disease. Why does nobody reconize diabetes as a risk factor, When trying to get comp?
Avatar m tn Risk for diseases If you are obese and have unhealthy eating or activity habits, you have a higher risk for gallstones, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and triglycerides, coronary artery disease (CAD), a stroke, and sleep apnea, among other conditions. Children who are obese are at risk for many of the same long-term health problems. If you have healthier habits or lose weight, your risk for these conditions is reduced. Hope this helps!!
Avatar f tn in the sense of symptoms of a stroke and stroke warning as signs of a pathology that could lead eventually to a stroke. the only way that could indicate higher risk of stroke is that it was caused by a vascular problem, but you should have a bit more going on I guess. it also depends on your age. maybe it was caused by sudden sun exposure. why are you worried about having a stroke, do you have other symptoms? is there someone in your family who's had a stroke?
Avatar m tn 54 y.o. male w/ history of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. I beat an enlarged heart and type 2 diabetes at age 48 thru diet and exercise. In the last 6 months, old habits returned. Eating poorly and inactive. Started working out again about new year and eating better. Last night left side went numb suddenly, lasted about 20 minutes. Went away completely. Came back in the middle of the night. Gets stronger and weaker. If diabetes, not likely to be entire side of body.
Avatar n tn Hi Tammy, are you sure it is Type 1 and not Type 2 diabetes? Usually Type 1 is found earlier in life...... Drinking alcohol can deffinetly make sleep apnea and snoring worse because it causes the muscles to relax and make obstruction easier. Smoking also increases snoring and/or sleep apnea because it irritates and causes inflammation of the nasal and oral (pharyngeal) tissues. Usually sleep docs recommend no alcohol 4 hours before bed time. I would deffinetly recommend a sleep study ASAP.
Tbd Besides being overweight which is the most common reason, there's a lot of other reasons that may cause diabetes type 2. Another thing is age, the older you get, the chance are bigger you can get diabetes. I know it's already written, but I'll write it again, if you want to prevent it you should, of course, pay attention to nutrition and your eating habits in general. You can read more in the article below. https://www.hsph.harvard.
Avatar f tn On the other hand they mentioned that folks that had diabetes and/or HBP, also having PVCs did not increase the risk of stroke. But this is just in the noise because diabetes and HPB already put them at higher risk. I can't read the entire study, it mentions people with "frequent" PVCs but did not specify what they meant by frequent. I wasn't aware of the study either, it's recent.
1315350 tn?1311602951 My last cholesterol check was low (107), triglycerides was 119, I quit smoking 2 years ago, and I exercise regularly. I do have a family history of heart disease and stroke, on both sides, and I am a Type 2 Diabetic. Is my pulse rate normal, or do I need to see a doctor? Thanks in advance for any advice! I really appreciate it.
Avatar n tn I am not a physician, but a mom of a type one and the daughter of a type 2. In a type one diabetic commonly called Juvenile diabetes( because it usually is diagnoses in children , but I know people that were in they 30's and 40's and were diagnosed) is when the body stop s producing insulin. Type 2 diabetics your body still produces insulin, but cannot use it properly use the insulin without help of medication.
14386166 tn?1434268142 Hello everyone..I have been Type 2 Diabetic for 19 months now and I am on a few Medications such as..Humalog 50-25 units 3 times per day and Byetta 10 unitis 2 times per day and Metformin 2 times per day and Atrovastatin once per day..when I was diagnosed I weighed 120kg now I weigh 154kg, I have been in Terrible pain over the past year..
Avatar f tn It is not really possible to make a list of foods to eat and not eat because we are all different. But a diet of protein and lots of fresh vegies, small amounts of fruit and small amounts of carbs should do best.