I was an undiagnosed diabetic for years allowing this stuff to get a real good start.
I'm korean.
What meaning of this sentence?
I'd like to know....
2006-11-20 13:15:37 · 10 answers · asked by Iamman 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
A "diabetic" is someone who has a disease called "diabetes," which means their body can't produce enough insulin to properly handle sugars in their bloodstream. Many such people have to take insulin shots daily to manage their disease.
The sentence indicates that the person had the disease diabetes for a long time (years) before knowing they had it ("undiagnosed" means that no doctor has found the disease in them), and with such a serious disease not being known about or treated for a long time, it got "a real good start" meaning it caused serious problems.
Hope that's clearer :)
2006-11-20 13:18:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The person had a disease for years but did not know it. By the time the disease was found, it was harder to control.
The disease is "diabetes". A person with diabetes is called diabetic.
The word "undiagnosed" means a doctor did not find the disease. Diagnosed means found or recognized. Undiagnosed means not found.
The words "real good start" means the same as "very good start". In a race, getting a very good start means you have started the race very fast. Because the person did not know he had diabetes for years, the disease had time to get far ahead.
2006-11-20 21:35:54 · answer #2 · answered by Atrocious 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means the person let the diabetes go on for years without diagnosis or treatment, so the symptoms progressed further which made it harder to treat by the time the disease was discovered. It was harder to catch up for the lost time, since it is easier to treat diabetes if you diagnose it in the early stages, before the symptoms become more serious if they go untreated.
If you give someone a head start in a race, and you let them run ahead of you without stopping them, it is harder for you to catch them because you have given them a big lead in time. So you have to run twice as fast or work twice as hard to make up for the head start you gave the other person.
2006-11-20 21:27:09 · answer #3 · answered by emilynghiem 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that the person had diabetes for many years before he/she found out. Since he/she didn't find out early, the diabetes was not treated early and possibly caused some damage to his/her body. It may be more difficult to treat now.
2006-11-20 21:25:37 · answer #4 · answered by bombastic 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I can find the sentence you need help with. It sounds like you've had diabetes for a long time, but didn't know it and, therefore, it went untreated. If that's the case, do what the doc says, test your blood for sugar often every day, and watch what you eat, but don't skip meals, and eat healthy snacks to keep your blood sugar levels even.
2006-11-20 21:22:37 · answer #5 · answered by Darby 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It means that the disease, diabetes, went undetected for years, and some adverse health effects have accumulated.
2006-11-20 21:19:28 · answer #6 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
she was trying to get diabetes, i think. there are a few conjunctions missing, that's why i couldn't understand
2006-11-20 21:19:03 · answer #7 · answered by ipodlady231 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it means that you didn't start treatment.
2006-11-20 21:18:10 · answer #8 · answered by giggles 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if I have diabetes?
2006-11-20 21:17:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it means you ok as long as you do what drs tell you
2006-11-20 21:17:58 · answer #10 · answered by kustomflames@verizon.net 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋