Help..... (i need some pointers)?!


Question: Last month I was diagnosed with type 1 diabeties. (originally it was type 2 on the metamorphine but now i'm on the lantis) I have been quite depressed , though I'm losing weight, and am so sick of it. Does anyone have any pointers to this "disease".


Answers: Last month I was diagnosed with type 1 diabeties. (originally it was type 2 on the metamorphine but now i'm on the lantis) I have been quite depressed , though I'm losing weight, and am so sick of it. Does anyone have any pointers to this "disease".

my 13 year old daughter has had type 1 since she was 5. This year we managed to get her onto the insulin pump (look into it if you can....best thing we ever did) You will have lots of ups and downs just make sure you are always prepared with your hypo stuff and that your close friends and family know what to do. Never miss a meal and never miss your insulin. If you do regular exercise it will make the insulin work better. Lantis is a really good slow acting insulin, do you have to take any short acting too? Good luck, best advice I have is find a really good diabetes specialist, keep good records (so they can find patterns and do the best you can at looking after yourself.....soon it will just be second nature (it is overwhelming when you are first diagnosed) but it does get better :)

See an endocrinologist and a dietitian.
This is not a job for your GP.
How could anyone mix up type 1 and 2 ?
Your doctor doesn't have any idea about diabetes.
BTW- lantis is not enough for a person with type 1.You also need a fast acting insulin to cover your carbohydrates.
I wish you the best.

Diabetes mellitus is currently a chronic disease, without a cure, and medical emphasis must necessarily be on managing/avoiding possible short-term as well as long-term diabetes-related problems. There is an exceptionally important role for patient education, dietetic support, sensible exercise, self glucose monitoring, with the goal of keeping both short-term blood glucose levels, and long term levels as well, within acceptable bounds. Careful control is needed to reduce the risk of long term complications. This can be achieved with combinations of diet, exercise and weight loss (type 2), various oral diabetic drugs (type 2 only), and insulin use (type 1 and increasingly for type 2 not responding to oral medication). In addition, given the associated higher risks of cardiovascular disease, lifestyle modifications should be undertaken to control blood pressure and cholesterol by exercising more, smoking cessation, consuming an appropriate diet, wearing diabetic socks, and if necessary, taking any of several drugs to reduce pressure.

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by a failure to secrete enough insulin, or, in some cases, the cells do not respond appropriately to the insulin that is produced. Because insulin is needed by the body to convert glucose into energy, these failures result in abnormally high levels of glucose accumulating in the blood. Diabetes may be a result of other conditions such as genetic syndromes, chemicals, drugs, malnutrition, infections, viruses, or other illnesses.

The three main types of diabetes - type 1, type 2, and gestational - are all defined as metabolic disorders that affect the way the body metabolizes, or uses, digested food to make glucose, the main source of fuel for the body.

For glucose to be able to move into the cells of the body, the hormone insulin must be present. Insulin is produced primarily in the pancreas, and, normally, is readily available to move glucose into the cells.

However, in persons with diabetes, either the pancreas produces too little or no insulin, or the cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. This causes a build-up of glucose in the blood, which passes into the urine where it is eventually eliminated, leaving the body without its main source of fuel.

Although the three main types of diabetes are similar in the build-up of blood glucose due to problems with insulin, there are differences in cause and treatment:

+ type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system destroy the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, resulting in no or a low amount of insulin. People with type 1 diabetes must take insulin daily in order to live.

+ type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a result of the body's inability to make enough, or to properly use, insulin. Type 2 diabetes may be controlled with diet, exercise, and weight loss, or may require oral medications and/or insulin injections.

+ gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes occurs in pregnant women who have not had diagnosed diabetes in the past. It results in the inability to use the insulin that is present and usually disappears after delivery. Gestational diabetes may be controlled with diet, exercise, and attention to weight gain. Women with gestational diabetes may be at higher risk for type 2 diabetes later in life.

Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death among Americans, and the sixth leading cause of death from disease. Although it is believed that diabetes is under-reported as a condition leading to or causing death, each year, 193,140 deaths are reported as being caused by diabetes or its complications. Complications of diabetes include eye problems and blindness, heart disease, stroke, neurological problems, amputation, and impotence.

Because diabetes (with the exception of gestational diabetes) is a chronic, incurable disease that affects nearly every part of the body, contributes to other serious diseases, and can be life threatening, it must be managed under the care of a physician throughout a person's life.

Good luck & Happy New year





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