Monday, February 28, 2011

Fasting blood glucose 85, type 1 diabetes

Fasting blood glucose 85, type 1 diabetes?
I have been urinating 19 times a day a normal amount of urine each time with NO burning. I also feel thirsty all the time but haven't been drinking an increased amount of water to cause the extra urinating. I went to the doctor and had a fasting blood glucose test because the doctor thought I had type 1 diabetes mellitus. My fasting glucose was 85, however I have typically had low blood sugar. The doctor drew labs to check hemoglobin A1C and urine sample to test for ketones. Is there a possibility I could still have type 1 diabetes? THANK YOU! I am 21, I have lost 15 pounds in 3 weeks. I have just been drinking water, no caffeine. I have to wake up in the night to urinate as well as all day. I am extremely thirsty, tired, and have a yeast infection. Sorry, I forgot to type this a second ago. I weight 120 pounds currently. Sorry, I forgot to type this a second ago. I weigh 120 pounds currently. Sorry, I forgot to type this a second ago. I weigh 120 pounds currently, I am 5'3".
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Type 1??? I don't think so. that is usually diagnosed in the ER and ICU with the patient in a coma. Type 2??? possibly! Why do you assume it is type 1?? because you are a kid?? that isn't even in the realm of probable. Half of the people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last year were under the age of 16!!! Get real. Do you have more symptoms? like loosing weight unexpectedly? Dry itchy skin? extreme hunger?
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Frequent urination is a symptom of Type 1 diabetes, as is increased thirst. But a glucose reading of 85 is low, and I wouldn't expect to see ketones at that level, even if you do have Type 1. A couple of questions though - if you are thirsty, why aren't you drinking more? Do you have to wake up at night to pee or is it just during the day? What is your caffeine intake? Is your weight 'normal', and have you lost weight recently?
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Hey Sweetie! I'm 23 and have had Type One for 18 years. As for one of the previous posts, a lot of Type Ones are not near being in a coma nor put in ICU when diagnosed anymore. Jay Cutler and Elizabeth Perkins are prime examples. While I cannot quote specifics from the articles I've read about the two, I feel it's important to summarize the information I read. I remember Cutler's blood sugar being from 400 to 600, and Elizabeth Perkins' being only in the 200s when diagnosed. (Again, I do not remember the exact numbers! Sorry!) While both numbers are high, it's a far cry from the 1,369 I was diagnosed at in 1990. Even at 1,369 I was bouncing around the house imitating the Ninja Turtles before my mom took me to the hospital. I was still jumping around at the hospital until they put an IV in each arm, lol. Even then, I was only in ICU for a couple of hours, tops. Aside from my story, the Elizabeth Perkins article was in Diabetes Forecast, and it mentioned she was trying to find out her condition for years before being diagnosed. Her blood sugar level was always normal even though she had many symptoms of diabetes. Again, I can't state specifics, but I remember her blood sugar was tested for a few years before a doctor finally told her she had Type One diabetes. She was also in her 40s! So Type One can happen at any time! As for your blood sugar being 85, it reminds me a lot of what I read about Elizabeth Perkins. You can never be too cautious about your health, no matter what your condition. While I'm a far cry from a doctor, I recommend getting as many tests done as possible. There are many conditions that often go undiagnosed, such as PCOS, thyroid problems, etc. If the tests come back normal, and your symptoms persist, get tests done again. From what you described, it doesn't sound like you have Type 1 right now, and you are definitely not a typical candidate for Type 2. However, the bottom line is you may have a health problem that needs to be addressed! Also, ONLY pay for tests to be done by a doctor you truly trust!!! I cannot stress this enough! I have had so many doctors treat me like shit simply because I asked a question about my health. Remember you are not only paying for a service, you are paying for your health. From what you posted, you obviously haven't been yourself lately, and no one should go through life feeling bad! While it can be expensive, remember to doctor-browse, and if one dismisses your symptoms without explanation, LEAVE!!!! Finally, if you want to ask more questions about diabetes, I highly recommend http://www.diabetesforums.com/. From what I've witnessed, no answers come across as cold or demeaning over there. It's free, but you do have register. Your post really touched my heart, and I sincerely hope you find what's wrong and feel better! It takes a lot of courage to research what may or may not be wrong with your health, and I hope I was able to help a little!





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Posted by Diabetes Melitus at 1:32 PM

Thursday, February 24, 2011

HELP!?!? for diabetes work (type 2)

HELP!?!? for diabetes work (type 2)?
ok if any body wants, PLEASE can they change this paragraph into their own words for me =D Type 2 diabetes mellitus (known as type 2 diabetes for short) is a metabolic disorder in which either the pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin or the cells of the body become resistant to insulin. Your body needs insulin to regulate the levels of sugar (glucose) in your bloodstream. Type 2 diabetes often goes hand in hand with obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. It used to be known as adult-onset diabetes or non-insulin-dependent diabetes. These terms aren’t used any more, because type 2 diabetes is increasingly affecting younger people and some people with type 2 diabetes have to use insulin. Thanks Xxxx
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diabetico 2 is like know as a tpye or 2 diabetes like innit.
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Type 2 diabetes is usually a genetic disease. It can often start as being insulin resistant. This means that the pancreas is making a lot of insulin, but the body is not using it correctly. Later in life, the pancreas may become tired and weak from being over worked, and now is not making enough insulin. When a person is insulin resistant, some of them may learn to control the disease with a good diet and exercise. However, most of us must take oral medictions, or insulin, and sometimes both. Type 2 diabetics are not always overweight. In fact, 51% of type 2's are not or ever have been overweight. Type 2 can cause some weight gain in the beginning months when it first develops, but most of the time it causes weight loss, sometimes severe. Many do not have high blood pressure or high cholesterol. No one knows the cause of type 2 diabetes for sure, but many times it is passed down from generation to generation. It has been in my family for the past 6 generations, and it does not "skip" a generation as some people think. But on the other hand, just because a person has a high risk factor for the disease, it does not mean they will develop it. There is absolutely no prevention for type 2 diabetes, although, a healthy diet and daily exercise can delay the development of it, but can not prevent it.






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Posted by Diabetes Melitus at 1:32 PM

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Diabetes question

Diabetes question????????????????
Why do non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus patients exhibit hyperinsulinemia during the development of the disease state, but later stages may not?
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Because in the early stage of the disease the pancreas is still producing insulin not all the beta cells are wiped out yet. This is called the twilight period, it may last for more than a year before more and more insulin is required to stabilize the diabetic patient.
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I wish to correct the first answer. Type 1 diabetes (which is sometimes reffered to as juvenile diabetes) is INSULIN-DEPENDANT and resistancy to insulin can be developed after long years (15 years with diabetes and still don't have it). For type 2 (non-insulin dependant) the whole problem is the resistancy to insulin your organism produces. The pills they take helps the organism take in the insulin. I guess in later stages even the pills are not enough and an external source of insulin is needed. Remember that the insulin that is injected differs from the one produced by your organism, so my guess is that there is no resistancy to that insulin and it takes long years to develop one.
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I wish to correct the second answer. Although what s/he says about type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes) being insulin dependent is correct, what s/he states about pills "helps the organism take in the insulin" is wrong as not all anti-diabetic drugs do this. Sulphonylureas, for instance, stimulate the pancreas to produce more insulin. To get to your question though, in type 2 diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus) the reason patients exhibit hyperinsulinemia is due to the insulin resistance that has built up in the body's cells. (This means that the body's cells aren't able to 'take in' glucose from the bloodstream.) To counter this, the body produces much more insulin than would otherwise be considered normal ...






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Posted by Diabetes Melitus at 1:30 PM

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Questions about diabetes

questions about diabetes?
please match these Diabetes Insulin Glucose “blood sugar” type 1 diabetes type 2 diabetes gestational diabetes diabetes mellitus fasting blood plasma diabetes educator hypoglycemia hyperglycemia ketones regular insulin rapid acting insulin ultra-long-acting insulin endocrinologist nutritionist/dietician ophthalmologist 1: Means that the person getting tested doesn't eat or dirink anyting except water for at lease eight hours before the diabetes test. 2: Begins working in thirty minutes to an hour. 3: The acidic product that results from the body burning fat, which happens when the body runs out of insulin. 4: A specialist in diseases of the endocrine system, of which the pancreas is a prt. 5: A disease in which the body either does not produce or des not properly use the hormone insulin. 6: Full name of the disease diabetes. 7: The body cannot produce any insulin. 8: Someone trained in helping people manage day-to-day diabetes treatment and concerns. 9: The clear part of blood that carries red and white blood cells. It also carries glucose. 10: The body's main fuel which is made in the stomach and small intestine from the conversion of carbohydrates you eat. 11: Someone who can help you understand what you should be eating in order to manage your diabetes. 12: Glucose 13: Low blood sugar - could be in need of fast-acting carbs. 14: Eperienced temporarily by about 1 to 4 percent of pregnant women. 15: A hormone that is necessary for the body to change food into the energy it needs. 16: The body cannot produce enough insulin, can't use it efficiently, or both. 17: High blood sugar. 18: Starts working in a little more than an hour but then keeps working without peaks for twenty-four hours. 19: Starts working in five to ten minutes. 20: A doctor who specializes in the care and treatment of a diabetic's eyes.
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I'm wondering whether you've actually given any thought to this homework. Anyway, here are the correct answers: 1: Means that the person getting tested doesn't eat or drink anything except water for at lease eight hours before the diabetes test. – fasting 2: Begins working in thirty minutes to an hour. – regular insulin 3: The acidic product that results from the body burning fat, which happens when the body runs out of insulin. – ketones 4: A specialist in diseases of the endocrine system, of which the pancreas is a part. – endocrinologist 5: A disease in which the body either does not produce or des not properly use the hormone insulin. – diabetes 6: Full name of the disease diabetes. – diabetes mellitus 7: The body cannot produce any insulin. – type 1 diabetes 8: Someone trained in helping people manage day-to-day diabetes treatment and concerns. – diabetes educator 9: The clear part of blood that carries red and white blood cells. It also carries glucose. – blood plasma 10: The body's main fuel which is made in the stomach and small intestine from the conversion of carbohydrates you eat. – glucose 11: Someone who can help you understand what you should be eating in order to manage your diabetes. – nutritionist/dietician 12: Glucose – “blood sugar” 13: Low blood sugar - could be in need of fast-acting carbs. – hypoglycaemia 14: Experienced temporarily by about 1 to 4 percent of pregnant women. – gestational diabetes 15: A hormone that is necessary for the body to change food into the energy it needs. – insulin 16: The body cannot produce enough insulin, can't use it efficiently, or both. – type 2 diabetes 17: High blood sugar. – hyperglycemia 18: Starts working in a little more than an hour but then keeps working without peaks for twenty-four hours. – ultra-long-acting insulin 19: Starts working in five to ten minutes. – rapid acting insulin 20: A doctor who specializes in the care and treatment of a diabetic's eyes. - ophthalmologist





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Posted by Diabetes Melitus at 1:29 PM

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Could diabetes ever be an advantage in an environment

Could diabetes ever be an advantage in an environment?
Could it? Diabetes is generally this, skip it if you know what it is. Diabetes mellitus (IPA: /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/ or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/, /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/), often referred to simply as diabetes (Ancient Greek: διαβαίνειν "to pass through"), is a syndrome of disordered metabolism, usually due to a combination of hereditary and environmental causes, resulting in abnormally high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia).[2] Blood glucose levels are controlled by a complex interaction of multiple chemicals and hormones in the body, including the hormone insulin made in the beta cells of the pancreas. Diabetes mellitus refers to the group of diseases that lead to high blood glucose levels due to defects in either insulin secretion or insulin action. [3] Diabetes develops due to a diminished production of insulin (in type 1) or resistance to its effects (in type 2 and gestational).[4] Both lead to hyperglycaemia, which largely causes the acute signs of diabetes: excessive urine production, resulting compensatory thirst and increased fluid intake, blurred vision, unexplained weight loss, lethargy, and changes in energy metabolism. Monogenic forms, e.g. MODY, constitute 1-5 % of all cases. So now lets say there's an organism that is in a low sugar environment, could it be a good thing?
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I am diabetic and have recently had to start insulin. I don't think there is any advantages to having diabetes. It is frustrating most of the time and I hate being diabetic.
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Well the classic answer is (or at least used to be) that if your ancient ancestors lived in times of feast or famine, having higher blood sugar would tide them over for a few days till they ate next. Then it got out of hand (evolutionarily) so it became fatal if untreated (at least Type I). Since 1921 we've been working against evolution by giving ourselves insulin so we can grow up and have kids, perpetuating the genes.







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Posted by Diabetes Melitus at 1:28 PM

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Diabetes help

diabetes help!!?
Is it possible for someone with a past case of urinary tract infection able to have the same symptoms for diabetes as someone without? Just wondering as someone with a past case of urinary tract infection urinates longer but less times that someone without, so does the frequent urination still apply for diabetes mellitus?
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yes frequent urination does still apply to diabetes mellitus.
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Frequent urination is only one of a number of symptoms. A diagnosis of diabetes mellitus cannot be made without proper lab work. In some cases the patient doesn't even notice a change in urination.
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from personal experience [when i was diagonosed with diabetes type 1] i was using the bathroom every 10-30 mintues daily. but frequent urination is one of MANY signs that you are diabetic if you dont want to got o the doctor[which i highly reccomend] go to walmart or walgreens and get a blood glucose monitor and check your blood if it above 200 you MUST go to the doctor asap.
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Yes. I had frequent urination as the first symptom that something was wrong with me.





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Posted by Diabetes Melitus at 1:26 PM

Friday, February 4, 2011

My question was not able to fit in this box so i had to put the question in the details

My question was not able to fit in this box so i had to put the question in the details?
How does the mechanism by which diuresis occurs with diabetes insipidus differ from that which occurs in diabetes mellitus?
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Diabetes insipidus- lack of the hormone which controls water going out of the body. Diabetes mellitus-More glucose filters out of kidneys because of excess. glucose pull water along with it out of the blood into the urine because water tries to go where glucose goes. This is called osmotic diuresis.





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Posted by Diabetes Melitus at 1:26 PM

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Diabetes take home quiz. must pass

diabetes take home quiz. must pass!?
Hello all, i'm a student needing help with his diabetes project and was wondering if this board will be so kind enough as to help me with some of my questions. all help will be greatly appreciated. 1. Describe how the first gen of oral hypoglycemic agents work? 2. Explain why this did not address the needs of many people with Type 2 diabetes mellitus? 3. Identify 3 ways in which the second gen of oral glycemic agents work. 4. Explain the body's response or action when the cells are starving in a person who has IDDM. 5. Fat is broken down in order to make energy, which results in the by product of ketones. Regarding this process, how is it physiologically possible to turn one nutrient into another? 6. Describe the diet therapy for clients with diabetes mellitus in terms of proportion of nutrient. 7. explain how the food exchange list type diet works. 8. Illness causes an increase in blood sugar, what action is essential to undertaker when ill? 9. What are reasons that oral hypoglycemic agents are contraindicated for people with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus? thank you everybody for taking the time to help me.
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so many questions..go to some medical site and find the answers dear..all the best
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Here i s an excellent site with some wonderful options for you. It will definitely help you. Have a look. http://medical-terminology-dictionary.notlong.com/?q=avandia&qid=20090606100937AA9pHCf
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http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/






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