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Thank you Becca.

 

I dropped out of this thread as I felt I was being 'targeted' as Pro VA, which I am not. I also felt that what I was trying to say was not being understood.

 

As you have read, I am oriented towards type 1. It is good to have somebody who is type two savvy. Good information for them.

 

I only have one disagreement with what you posted. Type 1 is not always autoimmune, per the endocrine doctors..

 

Out of curiosity, any type 1's under your care? Especially ones that did not travel from type 2 to type 1. There i could use some help with ours.

 

Sarah

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Becca its been several years now, still able to do diet controlled, luckily , for type 2. It's rigid but I don't even need metformin if I eat adequate meats and such things with my meals. ( expensive). I feel best when I have some meats to eat each week. I feel differently with each basic set of proteins out there we typically have available. Doing well but the neuropathy is advancing more in my right foot, ankle, lower leg up to back of calf and it bugs me. Feels funny walking. Went through a lot of scary stuff at beginning of summer locally, personally and the stress may have kicked it up a notch. Working on safety while walking. Gabapentin is not something i can take for it and won't do Lyrica, etc. Am grateful I am pretty much ok. I know many other things go on much more severely. Fatigue and such hamper me plenty though. Just had a nice talk with friend in NE and we are going to work together at our older levels of ability and work smart, lol. I hope I can remain not having to be dependent on insulin but that can change so fast if the pancreas poots out . So, each day, grateful its not worse. my kidneys and liver are good but i worry about my eyes. My teeth are messed up partly due to diabetic condition but I manage.

Good quality diet very important.

My mother was type 1 all her adult years from gestational diabetes , so I grew up with it and she was a vocational nurse and raised us on the diabetic exchange diet mostly as a basis. So all that helps.

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I didn't even notice any references to PETA . I was just looking at the diabetes stuff. I am a total vegetarian which is sort of vegan except I don't necessarily follow the philosophical tenets of veganism. I just don't eat animals and their products anymore.,

 

Weimar Lifestyle Center in CA reccomends a plant-based diet and they have successfully reversed neuropathy.

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Sarah I believe trying to delve into type 1 is more complicated than this forum can really safely delve into and the potential for harm in my opinion outweighs the potential benefit. Best for anyone type one to discuss their diet and insulin regimen with their Dr.

 

I feel for this forum keeping things simple and easy to understands trumps the intricacies of the subtypes. If someone is type1 they better be getting their information from their endocrinologist or Dr. And while taking insulin may give type 1's more latitude in the amount of carbs they can eat the plate method is actually how all humans should eat to stay healthy, not just diabetics. If a type 1 is using too much insuin to balance out the sugars they are eating that has potential costs as well to the body. We are just not designed to eat much refined sugars. Anyhow I am glad some found my information helpful. Just run anything by your Dr and you should be safe. I do provide teaching to some type 1's but in general my population is type 2 heavy and I do not work in an endocrinologist's office so it's just one part of what I am doing.

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Agreed Becca Anne. I am blessed to report I am doing really well at Type 2 diabetes, except for an increase this summer in my neuropathy in right foot , leg, which one feels intensely when they actually recline at night, even when they don't do much during the day anymore, but diet is good and I have lost five pounds , almost down to high school weight . maybe six pounds. Of course at my age and not an athlete these days it sure doesn't look the same, but its much much better now.

It has improved my blood pressure levels as well and my walking and such is easier and slowly I replace clothing according to budget situation. My eyes are not blurry and fatigue is not really being caused by the diabetes . But the CFS episode in June resulting from my move efforts and stressors from stalkers and nasty ex landlady, that kicked the neuropathy up which was shocking, but it certainly can be stress as a catalyst, not even having higher blood sugars . It was a shock to realize it and pain level when I lay down can be around a 6 , guage 1-10 used, and it can make it very difficult to go to sleep just because of that. It can last hours before it relaxes, so it can be a real chore to just drift off no matter how ready I am to actually sleep.

Insomnia is classic. Good sleep patterns are still elusive but somewhat better..

But consistently my blood sugars are definitely in the normal zone, even low normal according to general guidelines and I actually have to watch it more closely so I don't go too low now. Still, it's very stable and that is a blessing. Not all can manage this, many are much more fragile or even with all the applications , whether type 2 or type 1, it just is not usually that simple. So figuring out what is best individually if its possible and it can take a lot of patience to determine that and time, really helps.

My mother was type 1 as an adult, gestational onset. She was also quite strict , but she had some kidney issues. She did her best and it was pretty minor in affect compared to how it can be. I try to keep hydrated consistently. My lupus actually can set things off to the point of very quick fatal levels with kidneys and liver so I try to do things more carefully anyway. But others really go through it with their kidneys but I really don't know particulars because I am not actively dealing with it and have terrible recall for such specifics. Honestly I might recommend a national foundation website membership that has forums particular to some of these side affect disorders that result

 

That in itself can be quite disease to manage. So much of this does progress .. I find many helpful posts on the diabetic group on FB, its not just about games and silly social stuff , so I utilize it for a variety of things.

Insurance issues and the like, it all gets discussed in detail and yes they definitely warn folks please consult with your doctors but often many of us are finding the doctors are ignorant, or full of head games and it can take a while to develop a good team locally for management. I sure ran into that here, even as simple as my own individual situation is, there was grave negligence from the start with the VA and I have had pancreatitis which had serious potential to develop DKA situation, and they should have at least sat down and explained basics and they just don't. Neither did local ER. That is not right.

 

No more pancreatitis luckily, being concientious about fluid intake has helped. It helps keep the biochemical things important to DKA in balance, for us. You of course do not want to drink way too much water either. That can also be dangerous. To anyone.

 

I have had friends going through kidney issues and ultimately their failure completely. Dialysis and such. I probably have been very lucky.

Others may be more susceptible in that area.

I wish you good luck in finding accurate, detailed help. What about the American Kidney Foundation ? Is there a website with forums? AS well as the proper specialists necessary , will they sit down with you and give you a decent consult and explain every thing?

 

I just found out a next generation , very young girl in my extended family, she is four years old, was just diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. This is it's own realm , and it looks like my cousin who is her mother is really doing all she can to learn to help her manage it and teach her. I see lots of success stories but its very particular and changes so rapidly, affected by so many factors that as adults, you tend to be much more stable on once you are done growing up. But it does reduce longevity often . So I hope my tiny cousin can have a full life. I hope she responds with a maturity level that is high enough to be able to manage it well as she grows up, and that can be a challenge! Her parents are great parents and it is a Christian household, so I have hopes all this support will help her do so.

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