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On Thu Nov 13 23:40:17 2003 cheryllou () said:
I am wondering if anyone has
read and followed any advice from Bernsteine. I am reading the book now and find
a lot of what he states very interesting/ but very different than most books I
have read. Thoughts?
On Thu Nov 13 10:30:55 2003 Ann (Couples and Diabetes!! (Help!)) said:
Hi
Everyone! My name is Ann and I am currently working on my dissertation
concerning couples, where one of the couple has T2 diabetes. I am specifically
looking at the coping processes of these two people. If you are interested,
PLEASE contact me! I really think this is a valuable study because not much is
known about the relationships of individuals with diabetes and their partners. I
can be reached by e-mail: atldiabetes@hotmail.com THANK YOU! :)
On Thu Nov 13 10:27:17 2003 Ann (atldiabetes@hotmail.com) said:
Hi Everyone!
My name is Ann and I am currently working on my dissertation concerning couples,
where one of the couple has T2 diabetes. I am specifically looking at the coping
processes of these two people. If you are interested, PLEASE contact me! I
really think this is a valuable study because not much is known about the
relationships of individuals with diabetes and their partners. I can be reached
by e-mail: atldiabetes@hotmail.com THANK YOU! :)
On Wed Nov 12 23:03:39 2003 Denise (tixboard@aol.com) said:
I am writing an
informative speech on diabetes and I was wondering if there was any information
that anyone could give me about diabetes. Thanks
On Wed Nov 12 14:55:39 2003 Squats () said:
Over the last 3 months, have
gone from a bodyfat percentage of 24% to 21%, which amounts to a loss of 4.5
pounds. However, bodyweight remains about the same, so diet, supplement, and
lifting programs are working. Goal is to get down to 15% bodyfat.
On Tue Nov 11 19:54:15 2003 Sam (raneysam@yahoo.com) said:
Marc: How did it
go? Are you a Dad yet? So glad to read you, out there! Hope all is well with you
& yours. Sam
On Tue Nov 11 00:54:31 2003 Squats () said:
Dean: The low blood sugar
problem is hypoglycemia. One meal per day may drop weight, but most of it will
be water and muscle. Ideally, you should go for 6 small meals per day. If
elimination of fruits and juices are necessary, go for carbs in small amounts
from whole grains, sprouted if you like the taste (I do!) and take a good
multivitamin to provide missing vitamins and minerals. Check labels closely.
BTW, for breakfast, oatmeal is excellent, with 1/2-2/4 cup egg beaters. Celery
with peanut butter or almond butter is great for snacks Check with the doc about
exercise. Enough for starters! Squats
On Mon Nov 10 19:05:49 2003 Bernard (..) said:
Marc and Dean, Marc congrats
for tomorrow. Dean, yes there is such a thing and can't think of the name, but
you are supposed not to eat anything sweet. Mainly protein like eggs meat ect.
When you feel low don't take sweets, it makes it possibly worst. I have a friend
that has it also. Also borderline diabetes does not exist, that is like saying
borderline pregnant. You have it or you don't have it. Maybe you can control it
with exersize? Do you have a blood sugar monitor? That is a MUST Dean. The best
to both of you!
On Mon Nov 10 16:41:04 2003 Marc W () said:
In case anyone from the old
crowd still reads, my wife is having a C-Section tomorrow. So this time tomorrow
I will be the proud father of my baby girl.... Take it easy, I know I won't be!!
Marc W.
On Mon Nov 10 14:51:58 2003 dean (dfpintx@yahoo.com) said:
dose any one know
any thing about low blood suger in people who dont take anything for diabetes. i
only eat one meal a day . and found thats the only way i can loose weight. have
lost 65 lbs. in the last 7 months. i big plus for me but i have a lot of low
blood suger times. bad ones and i have had this problem for many years.. i am a
border line diabetic . and needed to lose the weight but its hard to work with
my suger droping so low any suggestions?
On Mon Nov 10 14:41:06 2003 dean (dfpintx@yahoo.com) said:
dose any one know
anything about low blood suger . for people how dont take any thing for
diabetes?
On Mon Nov 10 13:48:22 2003 grannypj (grannypj@hotmail.com) said:
I have a
daughter-in-law fresh out of medical school [University of St Louis] and because
son-in-law Pete is brittle Type I and disabled by the disease by 27, we were
really concerned about his children with daughter Molly. Type II is hereditary
for sure and if it is in the family being overweight and sedentary is
volunteering. But Type I there is no evidence whatsoever it is hereditary. It is
caused by damage to the pancreas. Trauma or high fever are the most common
causes and bear in mind that a small child can spike a fever overnight and have
it go down within hours and that can damage the pancreas. In Pete's case it was
a blunt force trauma when he was struck by a semi at the age of 8. That he
survived at all is a miracle and Type I is the tradeoff. So she said not to
worry about the little ones but watch them carefully when they have fevers.
On Sat Nov 8 16:41:10 2003 Sharah Frost (slagenslyers@yahoo.com) said:
Hi
everyone! I just wanted to show you this really cool site I found. It has mixes
that are sugar free and low carb/calorie. I ordered two kinds of cookies last
night, baked them and they were really good! My husband eight six! Any way check
it out! http://store.yahoo.com/sugarfreeshop
On Fri Nov 7 22:25:21 2003 tkinnebk@charter.net (Tom kinney) said:
new
address is tkinneybk@charter.net
On Thu Nov 6 17:01:49 2003 jessica (crazy_jessica88@hotmail.com) said:
hi my
name is jessica. iam a high school student. erlier this week i was asked to do a
research paper on any health topic i desired. i choose to do it on diabetes
since it is a health problem that is very common. i would like to discuss this
topic with any one that would like to help me out in doing my research paper.
your information will be very valuble and confidential. any one interested
please reply crazy_jessica88@hotmail.com
On Thu Nov 6 15:47:05 2003 brendamoore (brendas@ baptisthealth.net) said:
I've never thought of that. I thought it occured only when you are first
diagnosed. I have been checking my BS very often because I'm not sure what they
are going to do at any given time. That's why I would like to be where I was
before because even though I was taking alot more I could better contol my BS.
This has been happening for about 15 months now. Right now I'm at 2.5 unit basal
rate and my a.m. was 104 and before lunch 94 but sometime during the day it goes
up in the 200's usually only one time for no reason. My boluses are only 1.2
units for meals. I have been having hypos for no reason as well. I'll take your
advice.
On Thu Nov 6 13:31:01 2003 . (.) said:
Brenda: Perhaps a "honeymoon" phase??
My insulin requirements dropped dramatically for a period of about 3 months
(several years ago - after having the disease for 17 years)with no indication
why. Unfortunately, they creeped right back up again! Would suggest you be
vigilant about fingersticks to monitor your levels - it would be very easy to
become hyperglycemic while taking such a low dose if your blood sugars do indeed
rise suddenly. Good Luck!
On Wed Nov 5 13:17:00 2003 brenda moore (brendas@baptisthealth.net) said:
I
have had type 1 diabetes for 21 years and after my second child I have required
less insulin. I am on an insulin pump and require only 6.8 units for 24 hours.
Before, I used to take 20 units/24 hours. I have had adrenal tests negative and
c peptide 0.5. My Hg A1C is 7.0.My endocrine doctor does not know what is
happening?
On Sun Nov 2 12:07:09 2003 mandy () said:
Thanks bernard I found that really
informative. :)
On Sat Nov 1 16:00:51 2003 Bernard. () said:
HERIDITY and DIABETES. Heredity
is a major cause of diabetes. If both parents have Type 2 diabetes, there is a
chance that nearly all of their children will have diabetes. If both parents
have Type 1 diabetes, fewer than 20 percent of their children will develop Type
1 diabetes. In identical twins, if one twin develops Type 2 diabetes, the chance
is nearly 100 percent that the other twin will also develop it. In Type 1
diabetes, however, only 40 to 50 percent of the second twins will develop the
disease, indicating that while inheritance is important, environmental factors
(for example, too much food, too much stress, viral infection, and so forth) are
also involved in the development of Type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an
inherited defect of the immune system triggered by an environmental stimuli. The
problem may be in the on switch of the immune system in which the viral stimuli
do not turn the system on. The virus is then allowed to penetrate the beta cell
and cause its destruction. Conversely, the problem may be in the off switch in
that the system turns on appropriately and kills the virus but then does not
turn itself off. The T-cells are then allowed to attack the beta cells
themselves. This is a very simplified explanation. In point of fact, it is much
more complex, involving many, many steps in the immune system. The beta cells
themselves may contribute to this by producing antigens or chemicals on the cell
surface that stimulate the immune system, and there may be many other
environmental stimuli rather than just viruses. Indeed, there is some evidence
now that protein in cows' milk may cause the formation of antibodies that can
attach to the beta cell or that are similar to antibodies on the beta cell. When
the immune system mobilizes in response to a stimulus, these antibodies will
attach to receptors on the surface of the beta cell causing the damage to occur
to the beta cells of the pancreas. For whatever reason, the beta cells are then
destroyed by the immune system in what is called an autoimmune phenomena, in
which the body has come to recognize itself as a foreign body and begins to
eliminate certain parts. Recently researchers have been attempting to locate the
genes for diabetes. As a part of the genome project, in which researchers around
the world are attempting to map the entire gene structure of all the human
chromosomes, they have isolated 18 genes that appear to be involved in the
production of Type 1 diabetes. Not all of these genes have equal potency. Two of
them appear to be most potent, some others are least potent, and others are
simply auxiliary or helper genes that seem to have some assisting effect in the
process. There are also genes which are protective so that one might inherit the
genes for diabetes, but if you also inherited the protective genes, you would
not develop the disease. Thus, development of the disease is not 100 percent in
those who have inherited the genetics for the disease. Those people may have the
genes but may either have protector genes or may be fortunate enough to avoid
the environmental stimuli. The cause of Type 1 diabetes, then, is an inherited
defect in the immune system that interacts in some way with environmental
factors. These factors may be viruses or chemicals in the environment or perhaps
other environmental factors that we have not yet identified, which team up
together to result in the eventual complete destruction of the beta cells and
the loss of insulin secretion. Bernard.
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