Harlow35 asked:


My son is a little over 3, he his asking for drinks more during the day and has started wetting at night. I am not sure if its just a kid growing and needing more liquid or something more. I do still try to limit his drinks at night.
My 16 yr old half brother was diagnosed a couple of years back and I am not sure if the diabetes is on my Dad’s side or my step-mothers side.

Diabetes is a disease that affects many people, it can strike at any time of their lives. If you have diabetes you want to be active in managing your self-care. The more you control your self-care, the more you take control of your health. May you find information on diabetes from a variety of sources, including your doctor. When managing your care, your doctor will encourage you to take responsibility for the care of your diabetes and your will be responsible for you self-care. Be aware that self-care for diabetes does not occur only after the diagnosis of diabetes,

If you are in the category of risk of developing diabetes that you should keep an eye on what happens to your body and monitor the symptoms of diabetes. Regular schedule appointments for exams with your doctor. Diabetics who received a diagnosis must be diligent with their care, so that they maintain their health and avoid complications that arise so often as a result of diabetes.

Some of the things that a person with diabetes can do to practice self-care are (1) see their doctor regularly, (2) have an annual eye exam to check for any of the related conditions that the eye can occur if a person has diabetes, (3) have an annual dentist, (4) stop smoking, (5) eat a healthy and balanced diet, (6) take care of feet, because diabetes will affect the amount of blood that reaches the feet.

Once a person with diabetes has taken the habit of self care and help manage their diabetes, they feel they have more say in their care.

There are a variety of other sources, as a Diabetes Care Center, which can provide assistance to obtain medical information. A centre of care for diabetics is providing information to help you with many aspects of your health, including: planning and a balanced diet; administering medication, planning medical examinations are necessary and emotional support loan you and your family. Diabetes Care Centers are also actively involved in research to cure diabetes.

Although diabetes is a genetic disease, it can strike at any moment, especially in the years to come. That is one reason why it is so important to maintain a healthy weight and do a sort of regular exercise. If you’re at risk because of a predisposition within your family or because you do not take care of yourself, consult your doctor at least once a year to ensure early detection.



By: Jack Stanley

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ilovemycfnissan@yahoo.com asked:


My first born was healthy, as was I. My second born was born with hypoglycemia and had to stay in the NICU for several days before I could take him home. I am now 3 1/2 months pregnant with my third. What would be the chance of me getting the gestational diabetes again?

MedQuest asked:


My mom was recently diagnosed with diabetes type 2. She just started taking new meds and she is now seeing blurry. Is this a normal symptom of medications? Her doctor said yes but were not too sure. She scared of going blind. Will the blurred vision go away after time or should she be worried?

slojo950 asked:


I’ve also had a stroke and heart bypass. But in fairly good shape for one that had diabetes so long. It would give some purpose to my life.

Developing Gestational Diabetes during pregnancy carries a 15 to 60 percent chance of developing Non-Insulin Dependent (Type II) after pregnancy within a 5 to15 year period of time.  It is important to determine the significant risk factors that lead to Type II diabetes as this disease has reached epidemic proportions around the world.  From 1994 to 2002, the incidence of gestational diabetes doubled to now involve 7 percent of pregnancies.  This has an increased  maternal and neonatal morbidity which includes but is not limited to elevated blood pressure, preeclampsia, eclampsia, placental abruption, maternal kidney disease, increased susceptibility to premature delivery, increased incidence of C-sections, uterine infection, bacteria in the blood, maternal death, fetal macrosomia (large infant) hypoglycemia of the infant, prematurity of the lungs even late in the third trimester, increased risk or neonatal infection, hyperbilirubenemia, intrauterine fetal death, and perinatal mortality.  

By knowing the risk factors that lead to a higher incidence of gestational diabetes, there is hope to be able to prevent them before, during, or after the pregnancy in order to reduce the complications mentioned above associated with the immediate problems with gestational diabetes.

When patients are diagnosed with Non-insulin dependent diabetes, there are a host of complications and risk factors that occur:  increased risk of heart, peripheral vascular, kidney, eye, and neurologic diseases such as heart attacks, angina, pain in legs when walking (claudication , kidney failure,  blindness, stroke, transient ischemic attack, loss of balance when walking and unable to feel feet due to peripheral nerve damage.

Several  studies show three factors  that lead to highest risk for women developing Type II diabetes after having gestational diabetes in pregnancy:

1) BMI  (Basal Metabolic Index) > 27

Patients have a 4 to 8 fold chance of developing Type II diabetes whose BMI is greater than 27

2) Developing gestational diabetes before 24 weeks gestation

Patients who develop gestational diabetes after 24 weeks have less chance of developing Type II diabetes.  The fetal placenta is responsible for abnormal glucose intolerance after 24 weeks  

3) Use of insulin to control the blood sugars in pregnancy

Insulin  use in pregnancy means  the mother has less ability to produce an adequate amount of insulin during stress (excessive sugar loads, viral or bacterial infections, ect.)

Measures must be in place to prevent, reduce, and or treat each risk factor.

Regarding prevention, reduction, or treating a BMI of greater than 27 requires a comprehensive approach  involving  psychological, environmental, nutritional, and exercise.

1)  Eating minimal amounts of calories is noted to increase longevity. This is because obesity leads to chronic diseases such as cancer, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis. One must learn to eat frequent small meals. Eating 5 to 7 small meals throughout the day will increase the metabolism by 10 to 12 percent. Increasing the portion of protein and reducing the amount of carbohydrates will reduce insulin demand that is needed to metabolize sugars in the body.  Patients must reduce breads, pasta, and sweets.  Patients must increase fiber intake, brown rice, sweet potatoes, nuts, and non-starchy vegetables.

2) Exercise. One must engage is some form of exercise 30 minutes to 1 hour a day.  Swimming, walking, riding bicycles, stationary bicycle, treadmill, weightlifting, rowing, stair climber, etc, are examples of exercises that will build muscle and help increase the uptake of sugars into muscle which in turn decreases the demand for insulin and reduces glucose resistance.   Increase in one pound of muscle leads to an increase of 50 calories a day being burned.   

3) Supplements  known to increase glucose utilization in diets.

a. Cinnamon

b. Bitter melon

c. Cane sugar

d. Alpha Lipoic Acid

e. Chromium Piccolinate

In summary, Type II diabetes leads to serious illness and disease left untreated.   Gestational Diabetes during pregnancy predicts a high incidence of developing Type II Diabetes within a few years.  Knowing the risk factors that lead to Type II diabetes after Gestational Diabetes and the ways to reduce or prevent these factors from occurring, will help to reduce the incidence of this detrimental disease.



By: James Pendergraft

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KR_7752 asked:


Do you have to go to multiple appointments for them to really be sure you have diabetes or is it just a one time thing type of deal?

AllieBeatty asked:

found autoimmune diabetes is an allergic reaction to the insulin your body procures. This results in autoreactive T-cells attacking the beta cells reducing insulin and C-peptide production. If you had a child with newly diagnosed insulin-dependent diabetes or you are an adult with LADA would you choose to treat an allergy to human insulin with a faster acting rDMA synthetic human analogue? A safer, cost effective, complication-reducing insulin choice is on its wayTo SUBSCRIBE to future …

Teresa t asked:


I have 3 brand new Diabetes monitoring kits. They are the “Breeze 2″ monitors. I have tryed to find people in my church to give them to, no one needed. There must be some non profit groups out there that I don’t know of that caon use them. Any ideas?
These are all wonderful..thank you. I am diabetic myself, you are right about the test strips being the real cost here. I did get all these monitors free. Actually if anyone in the future needs a monitor, they only need to call the company and they will give send you one free. Only one of these monitors is mine, others are friends. They are still sealed in box.

maria kkko kaybbini asked:


What website can i log on to have more data on having brown rice in my diet for my diabetes? HELP!