We found 10 result(s) that match your search "kidney problems":Search Results
Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Complications Real Life
Tags: (none)
Views: 353
I've had off and on bladder pain for several years now. The endometriosis surgery that I had in November was supposed to have fixed it, but I'm not so sure it did. Sunday, I developed vice-like bladder pain that would not go away with ibuprofen. I started drinking tons of water then headed to the doctor on Monday.
The doctor said that my white blood count in my urine was slightly elevated, but nothing else showed signs of an infection or kidney problem. I was prescribed 10 days of antibiotics just in case, which I started immediately.
My bladder pain had gone away on Monday. But by Tuesday night (two whole days into the antibiotics and lots of cranberry later), my bladder pain had turned into kidney and side discomfort. Just a general malaise. I wasn't feeling up to myself, just out of sorts.
(READ MORE)
| Rating (0) |  Email this  Comments (4) |
Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Complications Emotions Real Life
Tags: complications fears future glaucoma kidney problems obsession prevention risks
Views: 1060
Diabetes has made me a hypochondriac. Every ache, every pain, every change is some condition, disease or syndrome. Now typically I don't truly believe I have any of the things I so often "self-diagnose," but I have to admit that I am constantly living in the shadow of my diabetes. (READ MORE)
| Rating (0) | Email this Comments (7) |
Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Emotions Real Life
Tags: A1c levels health issues kidney problems reasons to pump
Views: 1611
I started the pump in October last year with an A1c of 7.3. At the time, that 7.3 was my lowest A1c since before being diagnosed. Growing up, my A1c levels were anywhere from the 8.0's to the 13.0's. Between "sugar free," a lack of diabetes knowledge in the world and being a kid, I never could get my averages right. The three years prior to going on the pump I decided to be an idiot and "take a break" from diabetes. I stopped checking my blood sugar and just blindly did my insulin. I had no idea that my blood sugars were getting into the 500's sometimes. I stopped going to the doctor. What was the point? They were going to tell me the same thing I already knew but just wasn't willing to do. (READ MORE)
| Rating (0) | Email this Comments (7) |
Categories: Type 1 In the News
Tags: cure side effects of medications
Views: 978
The title reads "Cancer drugs halt type 1 diabetes in mice." My first response is: oh my gosh! How can this be??!??!! Then I read further. I can feel the emotions starting to get the best of me.
Do I break out in song? Do I start dancing around the room? Do I cry? What if this is it? What if this breakthrough is the one that we all have been striving for?
The article explains that research has shown two cancer drugs, Gleevec and Sutent, to halt type 1 diabetes occurrence in mice. It also says that up to 80 percent of the mice with type 1 diabetes went into remission from the drug. Eighty percent!
(READ MORE)
| Rating (0) | Email this Comments (1) |
Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Complications Emotions Real Life
Tags: complications depression fear
Views: 955
Yesterday I posted about my toe problem and I wanted to dig a little deeper into the fear that accompanies any little thing like a spot on my toe.
Ever since I was diagnosed with this stupid disease I have be told horrible stories of all the complications that can happen to me. Going blind, losing a limb, kidney’s failing, heart disease, neuropathy, stroke and more. All very real and very scary stuff.
(READ MORE)
| Rating (0) | Email this Comments (10) |
Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Complications Emotions Real Life
Tags: Health Insurance
Views: 1246
I should have known he'd ask about diabetes. Of course he would, I mean he's a rep for an insurance agency for Pete's sake. (Who is Pete, anyway?)
I'm on the hunt for short-term health insurance. My new job has a 90-day probation period, which means I don't get health benefits until Sept. 1. I'm currently covered under COBRA, but the premiums are nearly $900 a month for me and the kids. That really puts a dent in the wallet. And really all I need at this point is catastrophic coverage since I have enough pump supplies and meds to get me through and the kids have all had their well-child checks and are up to date on all their shots.
The rep had a few questions, he said, before he could get me a quote. I should have just hung up then because I knew he was going to ask about diabetes and I knew that would be the end of it. But I stuck through it, just in case.
(READ MORE)
| Rating (0) | Email this Comments (5) |
Categories: Type 1 Children Real Life
Tags: (none)
Views: 256
www.google.com
"pink fingernails; blood under fingernails"
As early as 400 BCE, Hippocrates taught that the nails reflect the condition of the inner body. It is true that abnormalities of the nails can often provide early clues to common medical problems or severe systemic diseases.
Red or deep pink: Can indicate a tendency to poor peripheral circulation.
Half white/half pink: May indicate fungal infection or, more seriously, kidney disease.
(READ MORE)
| Rating (0) | Email this Comments (3) |
Categories: Type 2 Oral Meds Complications
Tags: (none)
Views: 1067
I read today about a woman who boluses for every jelly bean, grape and kernel of popcorn she eats. And I can't help but think "why?"
I mean, I know why, but why don't I have that mindset? What has happened to me that I eat a handful of mini vanilla wafers without a second thought? Ok, I do give it a second thought, but I don't use the fast-acting insulin that I have readily available. What exactly is it with me that I can't always bring myself to use that?
I'm a grazer, and I've speculated that perhaps I'm afraid. Afraid that I'll take too much or too little for my grazing, I guess. I, frankly, don't really know what it is. It's not like I'm afraid of needles or anything. I,I just don't get it. I get so frustrated at myself for seeming not to care. (READ MORE)
| Rating (0) | Email this Comments (1) |
Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Complications Emotions Real Life
Tags: celebration diabetes anniversary
Views: 802
Today is the sixteenth anniversary of my diabetes diagnosis. And I'm not sure that I know what I feel, or if I'm feeling anything at all. Should I celebrate? Should I reflect? Should I move on and never recognize the day at all?
I definitely believe that it's a day worth recognizing. Sixteen years with this disease is a lifetime, a major feat, a true achievement. But I guess I just don't know how to feel on the actual anniversary.
For me, diabetes is a daily walk. It's a constant celebration. I'm always cursing it. Not a second of my life goes by without considering the consequences of diabetes, both in the present and in the future.
(READ MORE)
| Rating (0) | Email this Comments (4) |
Categories: Type 2 Oral Meds
Tags: HbA1c levothyroxine Metformin thyroid
Views: 4104
I went for my 6 month endo appt week before last. I finally got my bloodwork back in the mail. That's one thing I really dislike about my doctor. I think it would be so much more effective to have the test results in front of us for the discussion.
By the way, where I write "doctor", feel free to substitute "physcian's assistant". As with most doctors who are in demand, he has 4 PAs that also see patients. The office tells you that you can make appointments with anyone, but if you want to see the actual MD, it takes a couple more months of waiting or accepting the oddball times, like 7:45 am on a Monday or 11:55 on a Friday - they close at noon on Fridays.
My HbA1c went up from 5.5 to 5.7. I realize that is still an awesome result and nothing to complain about, but I'm sure it's directly related to the 12 lbs I have gained in the past 6 months. That dreaded holiday weight that I was so afraid of? Yes, that would be about 8 of those pounds. (READ MORE)
| Rating (0) | Email this Comments (3) |
