Re: Unstable Panc related Diabetes to Sonja

June 9, 2005

Sonja,

Not to scare you, but I had dryness in my mouth, when I ate it felt

like I was trying to chew cardboard or straw, and my membranes were

also swollen. Of course, couldn't eat fat, protein or red meat

without pain. My sugars were too low or too high, blurred vision,

etc.....what we spoke of before. My first GI said it was too soon to

test for diabetes, after my having CP for only 16 months... He was

wrong.

The dryness in my mouth and other symptoms caused the GI to diagnose

me with " bacterial overgrowth " and put me on heavy antibiotics. Two

weeks later I was in the hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis...type I

diabetes. What they are talking about is bacterial overgrowth, it is

a real condition, but I didn't have bacterial overgrowth, what I had

was diabetes, plain and simple! I have been down that path with this

doctor that your doctor is now trying to lead you to.

Good luck, dear woman, you will need it to convince these people! I

don't understand why they think too high or too low is acceptable or

normal when you eat so frugally, if at all? I sit here shaking my

head in wonderment.

After the tests, if you can even get through the tests, please let me

know what they've learned, and what they tell you. I'm very worried

for you, you need to take careful care of yourself. Write to me

offline at: hhessgriffeth@... if you want to talk more... you

can teach me how to say more than " Hej " so I can surprise my brother,

that's all I know now.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

Bluffton, SC

SC State & SE Regional Representative

Pancreatitis Association, International

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only,

and should not be substituted for professional medical consultation.

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