Am I at Risk??? Sister is pregnant and just found out she has type2 diabetes? Could I develope them as well???
824817
Type 2 diabetes is caused by being overweight. If you maintain a healthy weight, exercise regularly and eat right, your chances of developing Type 2 diabetes are very, very small.
213894
you can't get rid of type 2 diabetes but following a good diet and looking after yourself properly you can control it. and having really well controled type 2 you may not need to take ur BSL's as much maybe once a day maybe once a week maybe hardly ever, and some people don't even need medication for it, wen really well controlled you may not even have the feelings of diabetes at all, just need to see a doc to keep an eye out
249634
Your ob should have sent you to a nutrionist. I have diabetes and when I had both of my children I was on a specific diet. I had to watch my carb and sugar intake. Good luck to you with your pregnacy and baby when it comes!
381916
Yes, you can still get diabetes type 2. (Although less likely)\n\nThe difference between type 1 and 2 are:\n\nType 1: your body doesnt produce insulin.(or insuffient amounts of insulin)\n\nTypes 2: Your body doesnt absorb the insulin as well.(usually over time)\n\nTypes 1 and 2 can both be developed but most people have type 2 because of lack of exercise and a poor diet and obesity)
63860
Along with checking with your local social services office, check with your local health department. Many local health departments have diabetes education programs and can refer you to many resources within your community. They may also be able to help with supplies (such as meters or strips). Chances are that they also offer some sort of support / awareness group as well. \n\nHave your brother check with his doctor at his next visit about this issue. His doctor's office could probably provide him with medication samples, depending on the medication he is taking. They could also refer him to outreach service groups in the area that could help. \n\nGood luck and best wishes ...
448204
For any diabetic person, the best thing for you to do to prepare for pregnancy is have a pre-pregnancy visit with your OB/Gyn and have them prescribe Insulin.  You will have to take it throughout your pregnancy when you are pregnant anyway and this will prepare your body for the event.  You also want to completely watch your A1C, it needs to be closer to 5 than 6 for a pregnancy without potential complications, believe me I did it, and she turned 4 last week!  Best wishes =)
75933
What exactly is your question here? What type of diabetes are  you referring. Type 2, you would expect an elevated insulin level, especially in the early years.
110324
Yes, it is very possible to have a healthy baby if you are diabetic. The most important thing is to keep your diabetes in good control during your pregnancy. Take your medications / insulin as prescribed and eat healthy .. if not just for your own health, but for the health of your baby. \n\nFor more information on diabetes and pregnancy, talk with your OB/GYN. \n\nGood luck and best wishes...
258123
No, I don't have it.  However, my grandmother does and she doesn't keep it controlled as well as she should so she has some complications.  My mother is a type II diabetic (non-insulin dependent.  Many people live healthy normal lives with diabetes as long as they watch what they eat and keep their blood sugars in a controlled range (they must check their blood glucose with the fingerstick blood test often!)!\nGood luck!
116934
Time for insulin!  Needing insulin is a natural progression of the disease, and most people with type 2 end up on it eventually.  Diet, exercise and pills are not enough at this point probably.  Talk to your doctor about going on insulin.  It's nothing to be afraid of.
659546
yes it is possible. diabetes is when the body cannot regulate blood glucose level automatically.diabetes is hereditary although they do have a chance of not getting it. it would be a good thing to talk to your doctor and see what age you should get them tested at. people that continuously drink and drink more than normal is a sign that they may have diabetes. search through the link i have given you to find out more.
1020119
I personally don't know how it feels to have diabetes but I do know how it feels to be married to someone who has Type I diabetes and to be related to others with Type II.  I am really not sure what you want to know or exactly what you are asking.
244290
Yes, you should be concerned.   .....It does not matter how much she exercises, her body itself STILL will not produce sufficient insulin.\n\nI had an older brother who was diagnosed with diabetes at 11, and he died just after his 38th birthday.   .....He tried very hard to keep his blood sugar at proper levels, and very, very rarely strayed from his diet.  \n\nDiabetics who have been told to watch their diet & blood sugar levels and who do NOT take efforts to keep their bodies in good health know they are killing themselves.     .....If I didn't know better, I'd suspect your friend has some serious issues she isn't dealing with.\n\nBest of everything!
266847
Gestational diabetes, or diabetes that occurs in pregnancy and resolves at birth, occurs in approximately three to eight pregnancies of every 100 in America. Risk factors for developing gestational diabetes include: \n\nA family history of diabetes\n\nBeing overweight \nHaving prediabetes \nHaving given birth previously to a child weighing 9 pounds or more \nIn addition, the same populations at risk for type 2 diabetes — Hispanic Americans, African-American, Pacific Islander, and Asian Americans — are also at greater risk for gestational diabetes.\n\nGestational diabetes mellitus, or GDM, is diabetes that first appears in pregnancy and resolves at birth. An estimated 200,000 American women, approximately 5% of total pregnancies, are diagnosed with GDM annually. Women who develop gestational diabetes have problems metabolizing blood glucose. Their pancreas produces plenty of insulin (the hormone responsible for “unlocking” cells so that glucose can enter them and provide energy), but a condition known as insulin resistance prevents them from using it effectively. When insulin doesn’t work properly, blood glucose (or blood sugar) builds up in the bloodstream, and gestational diabetes is the result.\n\nGestational diabetes requires treatment with dietary changes and exercise and/or insulin injections to keep maternal blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible and to prevent complications in both mother and baby. Women with GDM are also encouraged to self-test their blood glucose levels often.\n\nA fetus of a woman with GDM may become large for date as it stores the excess glucose it is receiving from mom as fat, a condition known as macrosomia. A large infant may have a more difficult time descending down the birth canal. Other potential risks for baby include hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and jaundice. A neonatolgist, a physician that specializes in high risk infant care, is often present at the births of GDM babies to handle any potential complications.
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No.\n\nType 1 diabetes is an auto-immune disease, like some kinds of arthritis or lupus. It requires an inherited susceptibility (traced to certain kinds of HLA antigens), and a trigger. the trigger is usually infection from any of several things, commonly viruses. German measles is one, as are several members of the Coxsackie virus family. During such an infection, the immune system 'learns' to attack cells with certain surface markers, and beta cells have such markers. At least that's the current best idea of what ususally happens. The beta cells get killed (having the wrong markers) and that ends your internal insulin production. Food has nothing to do with it. \n\nType 2 diabetes is more complex. It is strongly inherited, but is also influenced by environment. Those carrying more weight than they should, and the elderly, are more likely to get it. Hence its older names: obesity-related and adult-onset diabetes. It has recently been discovered that fat tissue, especially fat tissue around the abdominal organs (but not on thighs or hips or chins or ...) produce several hormones, just like the endocrine glands. Some of those hormones affect other cells, and one of them makes them  more resistant to insulin. That is, when insulin is present, it's harder for those cells to take up glucose from the blood. This is insulin resistance and it's at the heart of Type 2 diabetes. Some can be treated with diet, exercise, and supervision; some require all that and oral medications as well; some require insulin, perhaps in addition to an oral medication. \n\nObiously, it's not only sugar which can cause fat like this. Overeating anything, perhaps especially fats, can cause weight gain. Ther's nothing special about weight gain from sugar as opposed to weight from the fat in meats. \nAnyone who eats enough to become a little thick here and there has increased their chance of getting Type 2. Lack of exercise seems to be significant as well. So, whether it's sugar or anything else that you eat too much of, you can increase your chance of getting Type 2. \n\nThe only direct effect of sugar is a speculative one. In the extreme pure sugar (or sugar in solution, like a soft drink) will go into the bloodstream very quickly. This will cause a rapid rise in blood glucose level, and perhaps to a high spike in that level. There is some speculation that too many cases of such rapid spikes causes damage to beta cells in the pancreas or to other cells, in such a way as to increase the chance of developing Type 2 diabetes. Thus far, there only suspicions along this line as an experimental study to test this prediction would be difficult to design and carry out. Not to mention expensive. No drug company will finance such a study as there is no prospect of a salable drug resulting. \n\nIt's probably best to avoid 'empty calories' in any case. The classic examples are soft drinks which are basically nothing but flavored sugar water. Check the nutrient label the next time you see a soft drink bottle.
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Well I found out I had type 2 diabetes after I was frequently going to the bathroom, my mouth was always dry, I was sleepy all the time, irritable, and dropping weight like crazy. It had gotten to the point that everything I drank ran right through me, it is quite dangerous not knowing you should go to the doctor asap! I don't know where you live but my son's school tested him.
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Teh most common sorts of diabetes are quite different, have different causes, and only share (confusingly) complications. I'll take them one at a time. \n\n=================\nType 1\n\nType 1 at 5-10% of all diabetics in the developed world. It is an auto-immune disease, somewhat in the manner of some kinds of artritis or lupus. The susceptibility to it is inherited and is associated with some kinds of HLA antigens. But it also seems to require, in most cases, an environmental trigger as well. This is most often an infection: one of the Coxsackie viruses, or German measles, for instance. it is the infection which triggers the immune system to attack and destory the Beta cells in the pancreas. it is often seen in children and so has been called juvenile diabetes.  \n\n============\nType 2\n\nType 2 has a very different origin. It is much more stongly inherited, and yet it is also associated with environmental conditions. About 2/3 of all cells in the body require insluin to absorb glucose (ie, fuel) fromthe blood. Type 2 is characterized by resistance to this insulin action to a greater or lesser degree. It often starts slow, with only somewhat elevated blood sugar levels, and sometimes progresses from there. It's most common in adults (hence the obsolete term, 'adult-onset diabetes'), and it's associated with overweight (hence the obsolete term, 'obesity related diabetes'). It is clear that environment is an important part of the causation since the 'Western diet' is clearly indicated. What exactly it is not clear. Most Type 2 diabetes can be adequately controlled by diet, exercies, and sometimes oral medications. A portion of type 2 diabetics eventually fail to respond to the oral medications, and they generally end up using insulin. \n\nGestational diabetes seems to be the result of the hormonal changes of pregnancy combined with an inheritied tendency toward Type 2. It generally ends with the pregnancy, though a portion of the women go on to develop Type 2 later on.