Hi, Im 17 1/2 years old, about a month back, I was diagnosed with Pre-Diabetes type 1. My specialist thinks that eventually it's going to develop into actual diabetes and I'm going to have to insert insulin. I'm a senior in high school and after I graduate, I want to go to community college and then possibly join the military to become a book keeper or work in an financial department.
My issue is my age 39 and initially starting to show signs of uncontrolled diabetes (bad meter false alarm). They explained that there are risks associated with our age set beyond genetics that we are prone to that pregnancy can trigger or make worse. Initially the neonatologist wanted to see me every two weeks inaddition to my ob appt I compromised to once a month and agreed to send my diabetic readings periodically.
t eat very much I failed the 1 hour test each time no fasting before and I had to fast for the 3 hour test and passed and when I took it again I failed by like 4! Now I have to meet with a diabetes education specialist! Whatever, it isn't the worst thing in the world!
t --I would suggest find an endocrinologist. It would also be good if you or someone could go with her. There is diabetes education that these doctors usually provide. Getting your mom to switch doctors may be difficult, but if she is just seeing a primary care doc--maybe she would be willing to go to the specialist because she would not have to give up her primary care doc.
CME, usually there is some precipitating event like cataract surgery or an underlying disease like diabetes, or both - this affects what treatments might be tried and how likely they are to succeed. You can find a retina doctor in So California through aao.org.
Be sure that you first let the peds endo assess things, do not ask for specific testing,rather let them run the show with some good education from them so you are involved in understanding what is going to be looked at, also have a copy of the mri if one was done, to accurately view the pituitary an mri with and without contrast is the best study, they may want to have peds neurosurgery look at it as well, there are many children I care for who are incidentally found to have cysts and are terrif
Part of the problems we are having in this country, I believe, stems from the formal education we have, or don't have. Basically the public education system we have has not changed over the last century, so what changes would you make if you could and if added cost is involved how would you pay for it.
Your first step should be to attend a diabetes education class -- a free one if your doctor can recommend. Gather some reading materials to learn what foods provide what level of carbs and refer to them often until you have developed a good system for yourself.
Remember that exercise and weight loss (if necessary) are equally important to a good food regimen for controlling diabetes.
Was diagnosed 4 years ago w/diabetes type 2. Went to all the classes, was put on Metformin and a couple other meds. Taught to check my blood sugar a couple times a day. Knew I had to lose weight, change to a healthier diet, and get exercise. Was noncompliant with education/meds/blood sugar monitoring/weight loss/exercise/dietary recommendations. Now I have swollen feet and I feel terrible. My feet became very swollen for the first time yesterday.
After I have vomited everything out I am weak but am able to hold down fluids and the next day I am fine. I just got a blood test done and everything is normal, no diabetes,signs of cancer, or anemia, and I am not allergic to the most common food allergies (nuts/soy). I went to a doctor but he has no anwers for me and I'm scared its going to happen again - please help!
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You can begin your diabetes education by reading, understanding and practicing what is put forth at these sites:
http://www.diabetes.org/
http://diabetes.webmd.com/
Since you didn't provide us any information to work with, you can start by making lifestyle changes. Too many people rely solely on medication to make themselves normal when basic lifestyle changes are ignored. Medication alone will not do the work for you, they are there to 'help' you.
I did everything in my power to see that he had the most up to date care and education about diabetes. He is on the pump and does not test. Recently he went into DKA and said he was confused because he had tested, but I saw that his strips were over 2 years old! Any suggestion is met with anger or irritation. I have met several moms of kids diagnosed in their early to mid teens and many of them stated the kids had not adjusted well.
There will poor absorption of the nutrients resulting in weightloss and nutritional problems. It may cause diabetes mellitus. It is also a risk factor for pancreatic cancer though the risk is not 100%.
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t have personal experience with this one, but I work in health care. Is there a diabetes education clinic or group in your area? They can be very helpful in helping you control your sugar levels. Some women can control it with food but not all. That all depends on your results. Your Dr will give you guidance as far as if you need insulin or another medication. But it will be alright, you have a diagnoses and this is something that is treatable. Take care.
Hello,
I have had vertigo and balance problems (3 years), and tinnitus (high pitched insect sound in left ear/quieter in right ear/and general buzzing) which I can hear above other noises. It started after a virus. I was initially diagnosed with labyrinthitis, then BPPV (saw ENT specialist). In the past 14 months I've been diagnosed with Vitamin B12 deficiency, Coeliac disease, and lactose intolerance, Diabetes Insipidus (for 3 years, but diagnosed October).
Consider reading Blood Sugar 101 online or another basic diabetes book. Diabetes education classes are also good IF they give you up to date information which is not always the case. There are many websites and much information online written by people who are successfully managing their diabetes. Remaining consistently over 250 is very dangerous and can lead to complications.
It sounds like it might be diabetes. I say you need to see a doctor asap. I mean it. Don't delay or go to emerg. Describe your symptoms and ask for a blood glucose level test. If you know someone who has diabetes ask to use their monitor to test your blood if you don't want to go to emerg. If your level is higher than 14 or in the 170 range depending on their settings go to the hospital. By the way I'm a nurse and studying in diabetes education so I encourage you to get checked asap.
My hospital set me up with a diabetic education class, and it helped tons.
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