I know there are a couple diabetics on AT...
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Try the south beach diet. I posted a thread on it here:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1147703&FTVAR_MSGDBTABLE=
It's fantastic at regulating your blood sugar, most of the time it doesn't really feel too restrictive (you might have to give up some "worse" foods) and there are people with pre-diabetes that had their symptoms go away while on it.
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It will be 2 years in January. It sounds like your family is prone to type 2 (adult diabetes,) watching what you eat, and making sure you excersize should prevent you from having any problems. The good news is type 2 is very much curable. Type 1 (juvenile, which is what my son has,) is not curable.
Anubis
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i dont have it but a good friend of mine does. he has the pump and has used it for at least 4 years. he likes because its more convienent and you have more flexability with eating
Hence it being treatable.. and having to do it for the rest of your life or it comes back type stuff...
-fk
it's important for everyone to realize that type 1 and 2 are COMPLETELY different diseases. 1 is an autoimmune disorder where the insulin-producing cells are completely destroyed and it usally manifests early in life. rudeguy is talking about this trype
rudeguy -- i know a few people on the pump and they find it very convenient. how old is your son? and is he doing well (as far as Ha1c) on his current injection schedule?
rudeguy -- i know a few people on the pump and they find it very convenient. how old is your son? and is he doing well (as far as Ha1c) on his current injection schedule?
Type I is usally called juvenile diabetes and Type II is adult onset diabetes. But lately its not the case anymore. More adults having type I and Juveniles having Type II now.
Type I is where you dont produce any more insulin in the body. You can also have Type II and Type I.
Type II is where you are resistant to insulin. A lot of people turn into Type I
Type I usually takes insulin shots. Usually human or animal based and short or long lasting insulin along with dieting and eating heathy and getting regular exercise.
Type II has several options. One is pills. They vary in what they do. Some make you produce more insulin (but at the risk in 5-7 years or so of becoming Type I because it burns out insulin producing cells. Others try to make you less resistant to insulin. Others make you absorb less sugar in the intestines. Another way is extersice and diet. Also some take small insulin shots for this and or combine pills/shots.
On a side note, they did do a study to where did a transplant where the insulin is produced and most of the patients reduced their insulin levels and some even stopped taking insulin. This is for Type I diebetes.
-fk
Type I is where you dont produce any more insulin in the body. You can also have Type II and Type I.
Type II is where you are resistant to insulin. A lot of people turn into Type I
Type I usually takes insulin shots. Usually human or animal based and short or long lasting insulin along with dieting and eating heathy and getting regular exercise.
Type II has several options. One is pills. They vary in what they do. Some make you produce more insulin (but at the risk in 5-7 years or so of becoming Type I because it burns out insulin producing cells. Others try to make you less resistant to insulin. Others make you absorb less sugar in the intestines. Another way is extersice and diet. Also some take small insulin shots for this and or combine pills/shots.
On a side note, they did do a study to where did a transplant where the insulin is produced and most of the patients reduced their insulin levels and some even stopped taking insulin. This is for Type I diebetes.
-fk
yes, they did reclassify as IDDM and NIDDM but it's still confusing becasue many people will think his son became diabetic because of lifestyle and that he can control it through diet or exercise. In reality, his body turned on itself and wiped out those cells and there is nothing he can do (other than a risky transplant) to ever produce insulin on his own. Hopefully, this will change in the future
Thus diet and exercise will only enable him to take less insulin Whereas the type 2's (including fat children) could likely mitigate the impacts through diet and exercise or avoid it altogether. While not all type 2's are overweight, that is one of the major indicators. When you see a child developing type 2 (as we are recently starting to see) it's because they are very overweight. So they are still very different diseases.Hey Guys-
Rudeguy, My GF has had diebetes for 12 years, she's only 19 now. She has the Juvenile type. She has been on and off shots she (and her sister) have tried the pump, perssonally my opinion is that the pump is a good thing, but the one using it must be VERY responsible. Honestly my GF and I have been together 6 years so I know how to deal with all the diabetic stuffz, and she is not responsible enough for the pump. She is currently back on the shots. For her, it is easier to eat, check her blood, then "shoot it up" accordingly. I'll see if I can get her on here to explain some more if ya'd like. She and her family have plenty of experience. PM me if ya need some more info-
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Warthog912
Rudeguy, My GF has had diebetes for 12 years, she's only 19 now. She has the Juvenile type. She has been on and off shots she (and her sister) have tried the pump, perssonally my opinion is that the pump is a good thing, but the one using it must be VERY responsible. Honestly my GF and I have been together 6 years so I know how to deal with all the diabetic stuffz, and she is not responsible enough for the pump. She is currently back on the shots. For her, it is easier to eat, check her blood, then "shoot it up" accordingly. I'll see if I can get her on here to explain some more if ya'd like. She and her family have plenty of experience. PM me if ya need some more info-
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Warthog912
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the reason I am considering the pump is that my son hates shots...not dislikes them...hates them. He is a very skinny kid (4' tall @ 50 lbs) so finding fat to give him the shots is nearly impossible. It kills me to see him cry twice a day when he has to get the shot. I know the pump would work well because I constantly monitor his glucose, and even make sure the school calls me if there are any highs or lows. The pump would take away the need for shots, and make both of our lives alot happier-I think.
I appreciate everyones responses, I talked to the kiddo, and we watched a video that the doctor gave us. I have a feeling I will be calling his endocrinoligist in the morning.
I appreciate everyones responses, I talked to the kiddo, and we watched a video that the doctor gave us. I have a feeling I will be calling his endocrinoligist in the morning.
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