New at this
I am new at computer things. I have had one for about a year, but
haven’t gotten into any groups yet. This is a first for me. I am 42
years old and have had diabetes for most of my life. There have been
a few complications over the years, but I am getting very nervous
about my kidneys. They are in pretty bad shape. I am on an insulin
shot regimen, 3 shots of humulog with my meals and lantus at bed
time. It does seem to help a lot. Hopefully I can find my way around
here to be of help to others as I know you will be to me. Some of the
things I like to do are reading, movies, crocheting and church. I
teach the adult Sunday school class at my church. The people there
are very supportive of me and of great help when I need it.
December 10th, 2004 at 3:37 pm
Lasny,
I, too, am new to the group. In the short amount of time of being a member, there has been some very good advice as well as some challenges to my beliefs…. not all of them bad, either. Acually, sometimes I, personally, need a good challenge to get my act together.
What makes you think your kidneys are up to no good? Are you spilling more protein than usual? Not processing the water you intake as much as you previously did? (Polite way to ask if you are peeing less….) Drinking enough water? Have you had your creatinine level checked lately (this may be done by blood or urine sample)? BUN (blood urea nitrogen)? (That’s a liver function test). Just FYI, if your creatinine goes up independently of your BUN it would indicate your kidneys may have an issue. If your BUN goes up without creatinine going up, it MAY be dehydration, which could also affect your kidneys, making your urine more concentrated.
To summarize, if you have not had a serum creatinine and BUN done recently, it may be a good idea to ask for them. If nothing is going on, it will at least decrease your level of anxiety, and therefore reduce your glucose levels since stress makes our sugars go up.
Again, welcome to the group.
Joan
December 11th, 2004 at 9:47 am
Kate,
I found this little bit on the net. I typed in corneal hemorrhage and this came up. I have not finished researching it yet, though. Here is a link for a page that may answer the first of your questions, but I have not found the treatment nor the prognosis yet. I will go and look some more, though, and post when I find something. Also, if you have ANY questions, you should ask your opthamologist, and keep questioning until you get answers you want and understand. You employ him or her, and they would not make their money if not for clients like you and me. Although I am the worst patient on earth, I do ask a lot of questions, of the nurse as well as the doc. Sometimes what the nurse will provide leads to more insightful questions.
Anyway, off to do research.
Joan
December 12th, 2004 at 7:31 pm
Welcome, are you type 1 or 2?
Thanks for caring and sharing,
Rhonda
Mom to Sydney, 7
type 1 since April 7, 2003