Re: Insurance, possible Diabetes

January 14, 2004

Your neighbor is wrong. It is opposite. )

Candi

My neighbors daughter is Type 2 and is insulin dependant, she said

all type 2's are, and not all but some type 1's are insulin

dependant.

Thanks for the info, but it does seem they could make thing simpler!

> > , glad you got some info regarding insurance and the

> surgery. About

> > possible Diabetes, I personally wouldn't wait a month. My feet

> were

> > numb-ish for 3 years prior to the main symptoms showing

up....all

> this time

> > doing nerve damage. I even had my doctor look at my feet

because

> I was

> > concerned....apparently he wasn't concerned. The lab work I

get

> is a

> > fasting test, blood sugar, H1AC (long time blood sugar), and

> recently an

> > insulin level. I would call the doctor's office, and tell them

> your concern

> > about possible Diabetes, and request a blood test.

> >

> > Leaving it is not good. As I had no clue that most of my

family

> had

> > Diabetes (no real contact with most of them), I hadn't a clue

as

> to what was

> > wrong with me. For 5 months, I put up with all of it, until I

> found out

> > about the family history, and immediately made an appointment.

> For those

> > that know what blood sugar levels are, mine was 596!!

> >

> > Joan

> > LAP RNY 11/18/03

> > Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA

> > 282pre-op/275surg/235/140

> > jclinton@s...

> >

January 14, 2004

Treatment for type 1 diabetes includes taking insulin shots or using

an insulin pump, making wise food choices, exercising regularly,

taking aspirin daily (for some), and controlling blood pressure and

cholesterol.

Treatment for type 2 includes using diabetes medicines, making wise

food choices, exercising regularly, taking aspirin daily, and

controlling blood pressure and cholesterol.

Your right, but I will not even tell her that!!! She's such a

bitch!!! lol

> > > , glad you got some info regarding insurance and the

> > surgery. About

> > > possible Diabetes, I personally wouldn't wait a month. My

feet

> > were

> > > numb-ish for 3 years prior to the main symptoms showing

> up....all

> > this time

> > > doing nerve damage. I even had my doctor look at my feet

> because

> > I was

> > > concerned....apparently he wasn't concerned. The lab

work I

> get

> > is a

> > > fasting test, blood sugar, H1AC (long time blood sugar),

and

> > recently an

> > > insulin level. I would call the doctor's office, and tell

them

> > your concern

> > > about possible Diabetes, and request a blood test.

> > >

> > > Leaving it is not good. As I had no clue that most of my

> family

> > had

> > > Diabetes (no real contact with most of them), I hadn't a

clue

> as

> > to what was

> > > wrong with me. For 5 months, I put up with all of it,

until I

> > found out

> > > about the family history, and immediately made an

appointment.

> > For those

> > > that know what blood sugar levels are, mine was 596!!

> > >

> > > Joan

> > > LAP RNY 11/18/03

> > > Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA

> > > 282pre-op/275surg/235/140

> > > jclinton@s...

> > >

January 14, 2004

Treatment for type 1 diabetes includes taking insulin shots or using

an insulin pump, making wise food choices, exercising regularly,

taking aspirin daily (for some), and controlling blood pressure and

cholesterol.

Treatment for type 2 includes using diabetes medicines, making wise

food choices, exercising regularly, taking aspirin daily, and

controlling blood pressure and cholesterol.

Your right, but I will not even tell her that!!! She's such a

bitch!!! lol

> > > , glad you got some info regarding insurance and the

> > surgery. About

> > > possible Diabetes, I personally wouldn't wait a month. My

feet

> > were

> > > numb-ish for 3 years prior to the main symptoms showing

> up....all

> > this time

> > > doing nerve damage. I even had my doctor look at my feet

> because

> > I was

> > > concerned....apparently he wasn't concerned. The lab

work I

> get

> > is a

> > > fasting test, blood sugar, H1AC (long time blood sugar),

and

> > recently an

> > > insulin level. I would call the doctor's office, and tell

them

> > your concern

> > > about possible Diabetes, and request a blood test.

> > >

> > > Leaving it is not good. As I had no clue that most of my

> family

> > had

> > > Diabetes (no real contact with most of them), I hadn't a

clue

> as

> > to what was

> > > wrong with me. For 5 months, I put up with all of it,

until I

> > found out

> > > about the family history, and immediately made an

appointment.

> > For those

> > > that know what blood sugar levels are, mine was 596!!

> > >

> > > Joan

> > > LAP RNY 11/18/03

> > > Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA

> > > 282pre-op/275surg/235/140

> > > jclinton@s...

> > >

January 14, 2004

I am not a diabetic, however my little sister (21 now) is. She was diagnosed

when she was 10 years old. She is type I. The main difference between Type

I and Type II is the function of the pancreas. The pancreas in a type I

Diabetic produces no insulin. Therefore, they need to give themselves insulin.

THe pancreas of a type II Diabetic does not completely shut down. It " slows "

down. It still produces insulin, just not enough to counteract the sugar. The

pancreas of a type II Diabetic will never completely shut down. Hypoglycemia

is the opposite. The pancreas produces too much insulin. Hypoglycemics need

to eat, otherwise, they will produce insulin and not have any " sugar " in their

system. However, people with hypoglycemia can never eat too much sugar

because the pancreas with overproduce the insulin and cause a reaction.

Hypoglycemia is actually an indicator that diabetes may be in the future. Hope

this

helps a little bit

Mindi

277/175/125??

Lap RNY 6/26/03

January 14, 2004