diabetes...?

Question

anyone suffering from diabetes? which type and how difficult is it to manager your sugar level and how does diabetes affect your daily life?

has diabetes affected your relationships at all for the good or bad???

is it difficult to talk about it when you meet new people?Do you let the person know about your illness or hide it

Answer 1

I'm a type 1, and have been for over 34 years, since the age of 9. Over the past few years, it's been getting a bit more difficult to keep things under tight control, especially since I've become hypoglycemic unaware due to kidney disease. And, despite meticulous control, I dealt with most every complication; peripheral neuropathy, retinopathy (last laser treatment in 1985, and fine ever since -- still 20/20 vision), heart disease (triple bypass in 1997, before the age of 35), hypertension, and ESRD resulting in transplantation twice (I'm on the list again, as this one's starting to go after 8 years). Had four years of insulin-injectionless days after the first transplant, which was a kidney/pancreas, but otherwise, finger pricks and injections have just been a part of my daily life that I do without thought but instinct. I've been diabetic most of my life, so really diabetes is all a part of my daily life.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I've been type I since I was 12 (now 29). I got an insulin pump about 6 months ago and it's THE BEST decision I've made in relation to my diabetes. It's a matter of testing and counting carbs. I've had some complications, which haven't been fun but having a great kidney, eye, diabetologist, and internist general prac. doctor make a huge difference. Sure there are daily inconveniences but I'll take diabetes over other diseases any day. Most important part is that you need to own it and control it instead of it controlling you.

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Answer 5

My brother and I are both type 2. You sound like a newbie, so I'm sending this along--

I realize that conventional health care is necessary and appropriate. That having been said, there are also many things WE can do to overcome type II diabetes, and improve life as a Type I diabetic. I've been researching alternative medicine, and the amount of help that's available to diabetics is amazing.

Natural remedies are quite effective, and include:

Cinnamon
Bitter Melon
Gymnema Sylvestre
Nopal cactus
American Ginseng
Fenugreek
Chromium picolinate

Cinnamon regulates glucose, and has a polyphenol compound called MHCP that mimics insulin and activates cell receptor sites. A quarter teaspoon twice daily makes a difference. Fenugreek increases blood flow and inhibits the growth of infectious organisms. Everything on the list has a use in fighting diabetes. Learn how to use these herbs and don't fall victim to diabetes needlessly.You can find out about about them on line, or in a book I read cover to cover--

"One Son's Quest for the Cause and Cure of Diabetes", ISBN 7890766313

The author, a doctor, lost his mother to diabetes and spent the next 20 years finding a way to overcome it. My brother was dying of diabetes, and I was just starting to need insulin when we came across this definitive work which came out in February 2005. We both lead mostly normal lives now. It's a life saver, and the best money you'll ever spend on the subject if you decide to go that way.
You might want to check Abe Books, Alibri's, or Amazon.com for a good used copy cheap. I bought mine new, and I think it was about $35. I don't get any money from anybody for telling you this--just want to help, and the techniques in this book is what made the difference for me and mine. Best of luck.

Just recently found this 8-minute non-profit video http://www.rawfor30days.com/view.html , about diabetes diet. Click on the link, then click 'View Windows Media' to watch it.You'll be glad you saw it.

Answer 6

Hi, I have been Type 2 for about 8 years. I controlled it well with diet and exercise for the first couple of years, than added pills for a few years. Now I am finally on insulin and I am doing fine. Managing my levels gradually got harder over the past few years, until it finally was not controlled at all. The insulin is amazing at helping me with that, combined with a very strict diet and a lot of walking. It only really affects the way I eat and think about food. I love chocolate and some days I get a little resentful that I cannot have any (ok, I can, but my blood sugar is much more important to me than satisfying my craving for chocolate) It has not impacted my relationships with people in a negative way and yes, I do let people know I follow a restricted diet and use insulin. Educating people is very important to me because I may have been able to avoid my situation if I had taken better care of myself, or at least prolong the onset of the disease (it is in 4 generations of my family, on my mother's side. I was diagnosed at the youngest age) I also feel people around me need to kow how insulin works, when I need to take it and what to expect if I get too low. I don't want to be treated differently, but I want people to know and understand what diabetes is.

Answer 7

Diabetes is controllable, just stay away from white flour, overly processed food products, corn, white rice, sugar of course and you can help gain control too by eating rhubarb as it fights sugar levels. Some people have also started using Xango Mangosteen juice to help keep their diabetes under control, and even been able to decrease the amount of medication they've needed to take after using it for a while. You can find out more about it here:
http://www.mangosteenhealth101.com

Good luck

Hoping the best for you

Xanthonelady

Answer 8

I am a type 1 diabetic for 20+ years. I have a very hard time with my diabetes! I suffer from anxiety and depression and when my blood sugar tends to run good it makes me nervous. I have prolifative retinopathy,gastroperesis(where my stomach doesn't digest food well) and knots in my legs (I forgot what that was called,some thing to do with dead fat tissue). I do see a diabetic educator, which is a blessing. He is on call 24/7 and I can call him at any time for any reason.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

hi I have type 1. Its not hard to manage, but it still makes me a bit depressed cause the news and Media have missused the word diabetes, saying that if you are fat then you get it. but that is only some type 2's. most people think that's why i have diabetes. its really annoying. so yeah, i try and hide the fact I'm diabetic. having type one means i have to have 4 injections and about 6 blood tests a day. but I'm only 12.