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Not only will have a small co-pay but, my insurance will pay for my lab work because he does it in his office. How awesome is that? FINALLY, we're gonna get a break in our medical bills. Well, not really because we are waiting for the hospital bills from my husbands 8 day visit there. LOL
Oh well, every little bit helps.View Thread
We were talking about my CGM and she asked, "when you eat something can you watch your monitors screen show your bg's going up"? I said yes I could. Then, she says, "boy, sugar is really toxic to you isn't it".
I didn't know what to say to her at that point. My mouth just dropped in disbelief.
So, on my next appt with her, I plan to question her remark. Any suggestions on what to say or ask her?View Thread
My finger is healing nicely and I am able to type again, woo hoo!!
Unfortunately from being off work and not being as active as normal I have developed back pain and sciatica, trying to work that out with stretches and getting moving.
I'm hoping we can try to get more type 1 diabetics over here from the other board. I find that no matter what you post over there people are defensive and argumentative and it is most likely scaring people away.
Anyway, hope everyone is doing well
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On 22 April I took Cadence to the ER because she had been vomiting for 2 days & on that particular day something was different. She was VERY hard to wake, she couldn't walk & was complaining that she could not breath well. (she has hx asthma so we were thinking pneumonia). After a few hours & many tests we were told she possibly had T1D (40+ ketones in urine, urine glucose > 1000, BG > 500) & was in DKA & they emergently transported her to the childrens' hospital in Nashville. They did more tests & confirmed T1D. Her A1C was 9.6% so they said it was only a matter of time before this happened. She stayed in the hospital for 2 days & was then sent home.
We are still trying to get used to all the testing, carb counting & adjusting her insulin to carb ratio. After a week of extreme highs (400+) & extreme lows (30s) her dr. said she was in the "honeymoon" phase. We are hoping this does not last too long because she is feeling so crummy.
Though we are less than a month out from dx, she is already testing on her own with little prompting & giving most of her injections after my husband or I draws them up. Her dr. is hoping to get her on a pump by the end of the year. She is one of 3 in the school (& the youngest) to have T1D & her new best buddy has a pump that she thinks is the greatest thing in the world lol.
At times I have severe info overload (like tomorrow when we go to a - manditory - class the pedi. diabetic clinic has for the day) & other days I can't get enough.
I look forward to "meeting" all of you. Please bear with me as I am sure to have TONS of questions =DView Thread
i am a diabetic and have lower stomach pain
like i have to have a bowel movement
what could be wrong?View Thread
http://www.brandenstransplant.com/
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I see there is so much trafic on here, it flases by faster than I can see....lol.
Hi feeling High, Cora etc.
UPDATE:
Well I saw my neuro this week and will be starting Copaxone for the MS (multiple sclerosis). I am jsut waiting for the Copaxone to arrive and nurse etc from shared solutions to call.
I think I am more nervious about starting the MS shots, yep MORE shots tha when I first started insulin! Already Rx'd 5 insulin shots a day, now yet another jab in my human pincushion body every day.
You guys be good...........
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I am a healthy 16-year-old male. I am 5'7" and slightly light for my height; I would estimate my weight to be around 115 (although the number is quite static and I don't expect it to have changed much). All of my life, I have drank in considerable amounts. I would always say that my "mouth was dry" and that I needed some more fluid.
However, as of recently, I've seen slightly more foreboding symptoms. I easily drink over a gallon of water (via dissolved iced tea packets) a day. In turn, I also urinate very frequently, to the point where I may need to go twice within one hour. Not even that, I do not urinate completely; that is, I may go, and then without drinking or eating anything, have to go again not long after. However, both times, I urinate what I would deem to be a "normal" amount, surely enough to empty the bladder.
The major question mark, however, arises here: I have been tested before and was found to be negative. So, my paranoia-induced question is, essentially, this: can tests before some of the more prominent symptoms arise be false negatives? Do high blood sugar levels really exist before the bulk of the symptoms? If so, should I be tested again, or am I overreacting?
Any insight would be much appreciated.View Thread
I would like to be prepared for my pre-op appointment and I'm not sure to handle the whole pump thing. I wasn't on the pump for any of my other surgeries so I have no idea if I should keep it on, take a pump vacation for that day and let them monitor my insulin/blood sugar.
I see my surgeon tomorrow and the pre-op nurse on Thursday, but I'm hoping someone here has some experience with surgery while on the pump
TIA
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She asked me if I was still on the pump! Like I could get off of it!!!!! She is one of those people that thinks she knows it all. Oh, man.....I'm thinking, not again.Then another one asked how I'm doing with my diabetes and when I say I'm doing good, she thinks I'm lying to her.
It's comments like that, that can ruien my day!!!View Thread
Those darn ketones....I seem to get them weather I'm high or low. I know I can go into DKA when I high but, what about when I'm low? I hear some people say it's called starvation ketones but, I'm not starving!
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Of course before all the fancy insulins I only took 2 shots a day, one in the morning and one at dinner, and you could combine the regular in the same syringe as the NPH.View Thread
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This is not something I would recommend for everyone. I already had a kidney transplant and so was immmunosuppressed already. And when this graft fails, I don't think I'd do it again. But in the meantime I am enjoying every minute of it. I now test for fun! And it's always normal! No surprises.
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Joslin has for many years awarded a "Gold Medal" to Type I diabetics who have survived for 50 years or more. A few years ago, as my wife approached the 50th anniversary of her diagnosis, I applied for the medal for her.
Shortly after she received her medal, Joslin invited her to fly from coast to coast to participate in some special testing. She does not fly alone, so they agreed to pay round trip tickets for both of us and one night in a hotel near the center.
She has just been invited to return for some more tests that the results of the first exam suggested. Seems that most Type Is who survive, continue to produce some insulin. It appears that some Beta cells regenerate and then the auto-immune system kicks in again and kills them off. The goal is to find some way to rein in the killer cells and thus convert the natural regeneration into a cure.
When we learn more, I'll let you know.View Thread
I will add as I come across, and please add anything you may have!
http://www.diabetes.ca/about-diabetes/living/just-diagnosed/type1/
http://www.jdrf.ca/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewpage&page_id=0CFB0714-D788-2C84-B4E260715D6CB27F
diabetes.webmd.com/guide/diabetes_symptoms_types
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