Diseases & Conditions - 29 August 2007

About a month ago, I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. I'm still a kid, so I was wondering if it had any long-term negatives. I quickly accepted the disease though and try to think of it as an advantage

(Before I would eat unhealthy foods, and live without worrying about problems, but now that I have this disease, i HAVE to eat healthier foods so it might benefit me in the long run anyway)

I just had some questions

1) Even if the disease is under control, does simply having the disease increase my risks of complications, just because I have the disease?

2) How likely is it that my children will get the disease

3) Even if you keep everything under controlled (as mentioned in question 1) Will I die more earlier then without it? For example, if I keep a good Blood Sugar 80% of the time, will the 20% of the time it isn't good add up to me when I am older like 60-70 causing me to perhaps "die earlier"

2007-08-29 23:38:43 · 15 answers · asked by Ray S 1 in Diabetes

After taking complete rest the pain is gradually relieved. She is not taking any medicine. How dangerous is MVP ? Is it necessary to take her to doctor when feeling chest pain ? Can anyone help me by explaining about MVP ?

2007-08-29 21:49:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

what are the signs, I am having a hard time breathing and i try to cough cuz i can feel something in my chest. but when i do it just hurts real bad on my right lung. I feel so short of breath. What could i have and should i go to the doctor

2007-08-29 21:46:19 · 11 answers · asked by Jesse N 2 in Respiratory Diseases

doe toothpaste help get rid of breakouts?

2007-08-29 21:15:53 · 1 answers · asked by jgksgkjfka 3 in Skin Conditions

2007-08-29 21:07:15 · 6 answers · asked by elg23@sbcglobal.net 1 in Cancer

One year before,Some drops of blood fall on cloths,Now the clothe is kept in safe place. I want to do VD test now, Is it possible

2007-08-29 21:06:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

On discharge I was given information about recovering from angiograms. I don't remember being given this procedure - I think I probably would have noticed.

2007-08-29 20:54:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

My best friend, said he's dating someone that has an STD and caused her to get Ovarian Cancer. I never really heard of an STD causing Ovarian Cancer, but I'm not saying I don't believe him. She got the STD because SOMEONE used a that date rape drug on her and had sex with her. I want to know if there is a such STD as this, and if so, what is it? How does it cause Ovarian Cancer? I'm not asking for anyone to be immature and judge this girl so quickly, because she's definitely not happy about it and she would've wanted to wait to lose her virginity. Thanks so much.

2007-08-29 20:52:35 · 6 answers · asked by Babyboyduejuly21 2 in STDs

i know i have thalassemia minor and i know it has to do with me not having enough hemoglobin in my red blood cells, also causing me anemia. but what else does it do? also i know leukemia is to do with the shortness of white blood cells, isnt it kinda like the opposite of thalassemia? i cant belive i didnt question this till now xD someone help?

2007-08-29 20:18:29 · 6 answers · asked by angelpinkgal 5 in Other - Diseases

2007-08-29 20:01:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

I've been having these symptoms for months ...coughing,night sweats,chills,body aches,back aches,less eating,lost 12 lbs in 2 mths without trying.I thought it was because of menopause,drinking more water and exercise.Today I found out that my friend who I see often,kiss hello,eat,talk & laugh with has active tb and had it for 1 year.I work in a school yearround, my mom has a lung disease already. Could I have spread this to all the people I've been in contact with? I'm really scared. I will be tested in 5 days when my Dr. returns from vacation.

2007-08-29 19:45:58 · 6 answers · asked by justt 1 in Respiratory Diseases

nasal congestion, sore throat, headache, sinus pressure. what's the best over-the-counter medication? other than Tylenol Cold, which doesn't work for me.

preferably something that will also help me sleep.

2007-08-29 19:28:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

I am a 19 year old , about to turn twenty female. I am a college student also. For about the past six months i have had constant pain all over my body. It feels like i need to stretch 24/ 7 to get rid of the muscle aches. At first the doctor thought it was my knees because they pull to the side in and out of the joint. But that isnt even what hurt me. The whole side of my leg from my butt to my ankle is one constant pain. I also have pain from my lower neck into my fingertips. My doctor told me i had this disorder and just said theres nothing to help you and that was that . I dont know what to do, what to help it with. We tried physical therapy and it did nothing. last nite i spend the whole night crying in my moms arms because i did not want to deal with this anymore, and im twenty years old but i wanted my mom haha. I feel like no one believes me (doctors) when i tell them my pain. Does anyone have any advice? sHOULD i ask my dr for medicine

2007-08-29 18:59:18 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

I've never had it before and I'm terribly afraid of needles and shots. I've heard that it's nothing like a shot and it feels like a mosquito bite [which you normally DONT feel]. However I know that it is going to be administerd from a needle. Can someone give me some advice please, I'm freaking out, Thanks!

2007-08-29 18:51:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

2 years ago i had a heart autobiography and my heart was perfect then 2 months ago i made a heart autobiography and i found that i had prolapse .. like the valve doesnt close well . the doctor said ur heart got weakned .. i dunno what to do . i still cant stop it ..help mates!

2007-08-29 18:42:12 · 2 answers · asked by theraven_lord 1 in Heart Diseases

2007-08-29 18:41:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

i know and seen many people who DONT have herpes and they get blister and use blistex and get cold sores i dont think this mean they have herpes many people get it for for no reason
sometimes i know people who get like a blister inside there mouth and it hurts them when they eat food but they dont have herpes im confuse

2007-08-29 18:40:13 · 10 answers · asked by summer 1 in STDs

so a few weeks ago i noticed a small ball type thing in my vaginal(female genital region)... and at first it was only there when i'd get excited in that way(sexually)... and when i wasn't excited it wasn't there... but just these past 2 or 3 days i've noticed that it has gotten much larger... i look at it in the mirror and it's purple, like vein color purple... and its pretty much ALWAYS there now... and it isn't like in the front or anything... its down in the last layer of the lips right b4 u would enter the vaginal canal... i'm scared bcuz i dont know wut it is... i'm too scared to say anything to anyone but a doctor... but in order for me to get to the doctors i'd have to say something to my mom... but i'm too scared... if it's related to having sex, then i'd have to admit to her that i'm not a virgin anymore... and i'm to scared.... could someone please help me... i have no idea wuts wrong or wut it is... please help i cried myself to sleep last night... please help...

2007-08-29 18:39:55 · 9 answers · asked by dimples 2 in STDs

I've been researching it but I'm still confused about some things. Me and my boyfriend took each other's virginity. We have had unprotected sex. Since he hasn't had any other sex partner except me, is it still possible he could have given me Chlamydia?

2007-08-29 18:38:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

well 2 or 3 of them were pretty fat so i don't feel as bad

2007-08-29 18:22:31 · 18 answers · asked by Bob H 1 in STDs

2007-08-29 18:12:08 · 5 answers · asked by sweetnezz_o5 1 in STDs

2007-08-29 18:12:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Allergies

or i may be anorexic or some thing like that.i dont think i am though. i am 14 yrs old and 5'3.and i weight 86 pd.am i anorxic?? do i hav an eating disoder?

2007-08-29 18:10:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

i was picking at this annoying white-head on my face and i accidentally peeled of some skin.
how can i prevent it from scarring?
i put honey on it so it can stay moist and heal quicker, i just wanted to know what i should use to help prevent it from scarring and to help it heal faster.

i know not to pick at acne but it was so annoying, it was a bump that had hardened oil in it, I didn't know i didnt know how to get it out so i picked it and then skin peeled, i think i only peeled like the first 2 or three layers of skin so i dont think it's that bad.

oh BTW can someone tell me how to remove those annoyin white heads without damaging my face??, I've tried blackhead clearing scrubs but all they do is dry up my face. =)

2007-08-29 17:58:07 · 7 answers · asked by MIkee 2 in Skin Conditions

I've had pimples for a while. A few here and there, never very many, I'd say mild. However, recently I suddenly have pimples EVERYWHERE on my face...they seem like they itch slightly (it's so mild it's hard to tell if they really are or not), and they seem to be spreading. They are now under my chin, where I never thought pimples would be. I'm at school, so going to a dermatologist isn't the easiest thing in the world. They started in a line on the side of my face, and now they're on my forehead and under my chin.

I went running in the morning, and there they were. I admit, I had a ton of candy the night before. I'm also allergic to something in the air in late summer (now). Yet, I've never had this problem before and it seems to be spreading.

Any ideas?

2007-08-29 17:57:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

i kissed some random guy for like 2 minutes and he had no sign of herpes , can i have the infection and not know it.

2007-08-29 17:48:14 · 14 answers · asked by summer 1 in STDs

2007-08-29 17:45:22 · 5 answers · asked by marisol g 1 in Skin Conditions

2007-08-29 17:44:32 · 2 answers · asked by usmcdozer 1 in STDs

Okay after eating mangos,melons, and watermelons my throat get's very scratchy and itchy. What is the reason for this and is there a cure for this type of problem?

2007-08-29 17:42:58 · 9 answers · asked by Up There 2 in Allergies

Ive been researchng this lately and I have many of the symptoms:
Im am always tired, even if I just relax all day
I gain weight very easilyI feel dizzy alot, like Im about to pass out all the time
My hands and feet are strangely always cold
I dont go to the bathroom that often, when I do, Im struggleing
Im quite weak
I eat very good food
In the morning I usually have some oatmeal with a glass of orange juice and an apple
Around lunch time I'll have a salad
At dinner I have whatever my mom makes usually pasta or noodles or rice with beans or lentils or fish
I eat very healthily, but Im so tired I fall asleep a few times a day - without having done really anything
I rarely eat out, and when I do I have a salad
Im 17 i should have alot of energy right?
If I do seem to have hypothyroid, what should I do?
And if I do have to take pills, wont my body become immune to them?

2007-08-29 17:32:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases