Gestational diabetes and pancreatitis

[Guest guest]

Has anyone had gestational diabetes and then had pancreatitis a few years

later? I was just wondering if there is a connection between the two.

Angie in SC

" The happiest of people don't necessarily have the

best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along

their way. "

[Guest guest]

No Angie, there is no connection between the two that I could find.

Have you had any other problems with diabetes other then during your

pregnancy? I am curious about your gastric bypass tho. How old

where you when you had it? Was it successful? Did you say your

gallbladder was removed at the same time?

You know so many people worry about how they got cp. Myself

included. My main concern has always been for my children; will they

get this. It took me a while to figure out it did not matter how I

cot this awful condition but how I deal with it. Anything that we

have or had can and may affect our kids. So cp is gonna have to be

something they will have to watch out for. It doesn't make one bit

of difference how I got this disease. What matters is how I deal

with it.

I hope your feeling well, as well as you can. At least the weather

is great.

Warmly,

christine

> Has anyone had gestational diabetes and then had pancreatitis a few

years

> later? I was just wondering if there is a connection between the

two.

> Angie in SC

>

> " The happiest of people don't necessarily have the

> best of everything; they just make the best of everything that

comes along

> their way. "

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Its not so much that I worry how people see me deal with this

situation but how I feel inside. It would worry me endlessly how I

got this. Keep me up at night. I used to drink, alot, and I had a

lot of quilt that it may have been from that. They said it wasn't

because I did not drink a lot for a long time.

When things atarted getting hard at home and with my mom I would hide

myself in a bottle of wine, and for about 10 months I did exactly

that every day almost. It was the diagnosis that made me quite and I

have not had a drink since. I am sure it did add to worsen my

condition tho along with my body's physiology.

Congrats on the weight loss, that is fabulous. I have always been

a " large framed " woman, full figured..lol. But since I got cp I have

lost a ton. I could stand to drop another 20 pounds tho and

definetly need to tone up.

I was told I was malnurished as well. My hair turned this hideous

orange color. Like those poor 3rd world nation little kids with the

swollen belly and bright orange hair. Its called kwashiorkor.

Really surprised a lot of folks, a middle aged, over weight, RN

mother of 3 with a disease of malnurishment... who knew.

I am doing so much better these days tho and that is wonderful. I

hope and pray every day for each and every one of us to feel strong

and healthy as well. Sometimes I feel quilty for that when I know

all of ya'll are still suffering so much. I find it difficult to

post because of that and have thought about leaving the group. I

just wish every body could be feeling well too. I have told my doc

about the group and have asked him to share it with his other panc

pts. This group has helped me so much and for that I wll always be

grateful. I hope that in some small way I have returned that favor.

Take care Angie and I wish you all the best.