Type 1 diabetes

Thanks A Bunch!
Rhonda

Thank you so much for the positive comments, but I have to give credit to my little one, she is a blessing and a dream and never gives me grief about her control or rules.

This group has also been a blessing.

Thanks A Bunch!
Rhonda

We had our first endo visit since getting the pump and our A1C is 6.4! Our lowest ever before this was 7.1 so we are quite excited!

Just had to let y’all know!

Thanks for caring and sharing,
Rhonda
Mom to Sydney, 8
type 1 since April 7, 2003
pump start march 2, 2005

You can prevent Type 2 Diabetes
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Of all the exciting progress that has been reported in the field of diabetes research in recent years, the most exciting and practical includes the confirmation that type 2 diabetes can be prevented.

About diabetes

Diabetes is a condition in which the body’s use of insulin — a hormone that regulates metabolism — is impaired. Insulin is needed by the body to turn the sugar in foods into energy. In type 2 diabetes, which accounts for 90% of cases of diabetes, the body produces insulin but is unable to use it effectively. Type 2 diabetes used to be limited to the elderly, however, an alarming number of children and adolescents are developing this disease. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas makes little or no insulin.

The complications of diabetes are serious and include erectile dysfunction, limb amputation, blindness, kidney failure, heart disease, stroke and premature death. People with diabetes are more susceptible to infectious diseases such as boils and yeast infections and have an increased risk of death due to pneumonia or the flu than do people who don’t have diabetes.

Finding a cure

A cure for diabetes is still an important goal. Much effort and resources are directed annually towards research that seeks to find a cure for the disease or to discover more about its course and management. The Canadian Diabetes Association 2003 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada help to translate that new knowledge into practical guidance for physicians caring for people with diabetes, and for those who live with it every day.

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Hi, all.

Well, tomorrow is my surgery, so please hold all emails until further notice. I was originally told that it would be about 2 weeks that I would have to stay off line, but depending on how quickly I start to heal, it turns out it could be as little as 7 days. I will send out another email when I am back. If you need to get in touch with me, please call my cell phone. I hope you are all doing well. Talk to you all soon!

God Bless,

Stacy

Thanks for all the info…It makes you feel better when you know you
are not going through this alone.
Evelyn