Diabetic Diet & Blood Gluecose

I have a male dwarf hamster. He is active he eats and drinks fine. I don’t think he has diabetes I just want to know for future reference.

I don’t think Hamster’s can get diabetes but the vet would give you the best answer!

I am very involved in university sports, and compete at a very high level. I just got tested and do not know the results yet but I’m just wondering, How much does diabetes decrease your athletic performance? I Heard your never really the same after athletically after diagnosed with diabetes.

There are many successful diabetic athletes. Do a Google search on "type 1 diabetic athletes" and you’ll see that diabetes will add some extra challenges but doesn’t mean that your athletic performance must suffer.

Here is a partial list of diabetic athletes. There’s also a pro cycling group called "team type 1"

Wasim Akram - Pakistani cricket fast bowler

Arthur Ashe - Tennis - Wimbledon winner

Walter Barnes - Football and actor. Before acting career he played professional football for the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, 1948-1951.

Sarah Bina - Championship clogger

Ayden Byle - Runner - First insulin-dependent man to run 6521.5 km across North America.

Nick Boynton - Hockey Player - Boston Bruins

Doug Burns – Fitness consultant, Record-holding strength athlete

Sean Busby - Champion Snowboarder

Bobby Clarke - NHL - Philadelphia Flyers

Ty Cobb - MLB - Detroit Tigers

Scott Coleman - Swimmer - first man with diabetes to swim the English Channel, (August 17th 1996)

Jay Cutler - Football Player

Chris Dudley - NBA - New York Knicks center

James “Buster” Douglas - Heavy Weight Boxer

Kenny Duckett - NFL - New Orleans Saints

Rick Dudley - Hockey

Scott Dunton - World Class Surfer

Mike Echols - NFL - Tennessee Titans

Pam Fernandes - Para Olympian

Missy Foy - Professional Marathon Runner

Curt Frasier - NHL - Chicago Black Hawks

Walt Frazier - ­ NBA - New York Knicks

“Smokin’ Joe” Frazier - Boxing

Kris Freeman - Olympic and National Champion Cross-Country Skier

Joe Gibbs - NFL - Washington Redskins coach

Bill Gullickson - MLB - Cincinnati Reds Pitcher

Gary Hall Jr. - US Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimming

Jonathan Hayes - NFL - Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs

Dave Hollins - 1993 Phillies World Series Third Baseman

James "Catfish" Hunter - MLB - Pitcher, Baseball Hall-of-Famer

Chuck Heidenrich - Skiing

Chris Jarvis - World Champion Canadian Rower

Jason Johnson - MLB - Pitcher, Cleveland Indians

Kelli Keuhne - LPGA golfer

Billie Jean King - Tennis

Jay Leeuwenburg - NFL - Indianapolis Colts Lineman

Mark Lowe - Major League Baseball

Michael Earl Malone -­ Son of former NBA star Moses Malone.

Robert "Gorilla Monsoon" Marella -Professional wrestler and commentator

Michelle McGann - LPGA golfer

Adam Morrison - Basketball Player, Gonzaga University

Brandon Morrow -Seattle Mariners Pitcher

David Pember - MLB - Milwaukee Brewers

Toby Petersen - NHL - Pittsburgh Penguins, Dallas Stars

Sir Steven Redgrave - Rower - Winner of five consecutive Olympic gold medals

Dan Reichert - MLB - Kansas City Royals

Ham Richardson – Tennis star

Jackie Robinson - Baseball Player

Sugar Ray Robinson - Boxing

Ron Santo - MLB - Chicago Cubs legend

Mike Sinclair - NFL - Philadelphia Eagles

Kendall Simmons - NFL - Pittsburgh Steelers

Hank Stram - NFL - Kansas City Chiefs Coach

Bradley Suttle - Texas Longhorns - Second Baseman

Bill Talbert - Hall of Fame tennis player

Sherri Turner - LPGA golfer

Scott Verplank - PGA golfer

Everson Walls - Football player

Jo Ann Washam - LPGA golfer

David "Boomer" Wells - San Diego Padres Pitcher

Wade Wilson - NFL player and Dallas Cowboys quarterback coach

Diabetes runs in my family and I’m probably going to get it any time now. My job gives annual physicals and if I’m found to have diabetes, I’ll be fired. Would eating before a blood test stabilize my sugar level if I get it, or just mess everything up?

Eating before the blood test will cause your blood sugar to go higher. So for many people they’ll eat breakfast and have honey, sugar in the coffee, etc and test borderline for diabetes - then have to go back and re-do it as a fasting blood sugar to get a better reading.

So if I were you would not eat before it at all — or if you have to have very low carbs, sugar, etc.

Also, if you WERE to have diabetes, it is against the law to fire you for this. You would be covered under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). So try not to worry about that.

Good luck!

I am underweight and wish to gain adequate mass. But the most common suggestion is to increase calorie intake. Question is how increased calories cannot cause diabetes or does it? We all know that taking more calories than what is needed by the body can cause diabetes in the long run. Please let me know how I can gain weight without the risk of progressing to diabetes.

Diabetes, Will only occur if the body consumes far too much carbohydrates and high sugar foods, that the Insulin becomes immune to the glucose or sugar meaning it wont work and convert the glucose into energy this happens when for long periods of time high sugar foods are consumed and not a short term issue.
I suspect it is the Media that has raised this concern with you, if you are "underweight" im sure this will not be a concern to you as long as you plan to put on weight with a varied yet healthy diet and do not binge out on individual food groups.

Also check with a doctor or GP for the best way to put on weight.

Good Luck

I read on the doctors wall where they have posters informing you of different diseases and they had one where diabetes can hurt your skin and said "Protect Your Skin" And I am just curious to know. How does diabetes hurt your skin? What would your skin look like when it is affected by diabetes?
My concern is because my mom know has Diabetes type 2 and I am concern for myself and not sure if I have the signs. No health insurance.

A lot of times certain diabetic medicines make your skin more susceptible to burns when being in the sun, and when your diabetic it takes a lot longer for your blood to clot when you get a scratch or a sore. Since it takes longer for these things to heal you also become more open to infections and etc.

I’m really scared that I’m going to get type 1 diabetes. I match two of the symtoms of it: extreem hunger and fatigue. Type 1 diabetes runs in my family, my sister, and great grandparents had it.

If it runs in your family, you should probably go and get tested for it.
Other symptoms that I experienced include frequent thirst, frequent bathroom visits-like every hour and you feel like you can’t hold it if you want to-, and vomiting after a high carb and high sugar meal-such as a chocolate shake and McDonald’s for me-, and extreme weight loss.
You can go to your doctor so they can check your urine, no blood drawn. Please, don’t wait. diabetes is very serious but don’t be scared, your doctors can offer all kinds of support.

it can be at the workplace, in school, in the family, or their social life. how does diabetes affect them daily?

just adds a little more responsibility. Have to check your blood sugar and take care of yourself. If you do it won’t effect you much. As long as we take care of ourselves we can live a completely normal life! also it’s smart to inform friends/family/co-workers/etc. that we have it.

I know someone that occasionally has problems swallowing when he is eating. It makes him feel like he is about to choke, as the food doesn’t go down. He is a diabetic. Is diabetes a contributing factor if someone is having a hard time swallowing?

It could be….Diabetes either type 1 or 2 will effect body systems and organs depending on the individual depending on how that particular system or organ is susceptible to increased sugar, ….when it comes to diabetes it may be very serious or very mild but it is a progressive disease……It is known to damage the esophagus of many diabetics, (though not common).

My doc used urinalysis to diagnose a urinary tract infection and she mentioned that glucose was also present. I will go back for blood tests. I do have a family history of diabetes. So I borrowed my father’s glucose meter and tested my blood –glucose level was only 99, which is not in the diabetic range.

The kidney infection (in fact, ANY infection) WILL cause you blood sugars to be high, and THAT could have caused the sugar to spill into your urine,

This is NOT a problem — UNLESS it continues after the kidney infection is healed.

You doctor will do ANOTHER urine test before you are "released" as being "well",. IF the sugar STILL shows up then, you have other problems to look into.

I’m thirteen years old almost fourteen i have had diabetes since i was eight years old. I still haven’t started my period. My mom says its proably because i have diabetes. When you have type 1 you have to take insulin which is a hormone. So she says it can affect all of my other hormones and my growth. But im really wondering is this true?

I personally don’t know if it’s true or not, I haven’t heard anything about that. But you shouldn’t assume the delay is due to your diabetes. I knew a girl who didn’t start until she was 16, and she didn’t have any medical problems. Some girls just start late.