Diabetic Diet & Blood Gluecose

My boyfriend got diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 3 days before our daughter was born, 3 months later I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I am really worried for our 8 month old baby girl. We are going to watch her carb intake as she gets older but wanted to know what the chances were for her getting it are.

As you know, diabetes does not come from eating too many carbs.
I have a daughter that was dxed when she was 2 yrs old.She is now 20 and doing fine.
I agree with you that not allowing her to eat just McNuggets and cool aid are just healthy habits to get into.
You can’t just sit around and worry every day.The chances are not known.
Enjoy your daughter .

Hi i am 28 weeks pregnant and i am suffering from gestational diabetes and from last week i have been monitoring my blood sugar levels by following a special diet and regular exercise. And after all this my sugar level has come under control but sometimes it comes in between 5m/mol and sometimes its just under a required level that means 6.7m/mol (after meal). So i was just wondering as long it comes under 7m/mol is good or as lower is better?

Lower is better, but this is not something you should stress too much about as long as it’s under 7. Stress can actually raise Blood Glucose. Keep up the healthy diet, exercise daily, and don’t fret.

You should be aware that many women who have had gestational diabetes will develop type two diabetes later in life. You should also be aware that you can prevent it. The most important thing you can do right now is learn all you can about a healthy, high nutrient, low carb Calorie diet. Basically what that means is more raw natural fruits and vegetables and fewer man made products which are often stripped of important nutrients. The nutrients that keep your cells and organs healthy. When cells become unhealthy, they become insulin resistant. That’s when your pancreas produces too much insulin as the blood sugar levels go up. That can cause several things to happen and that is why such a high percentage of the population is unhealthy. For more, look up metabolic syndrome to see exactly what is going on in your body. Watch the video linked below, it’s revealing:

If someone that has sugar diabetes does not amputate a bad foot… Can it kill them?
They are saying his heart rate is only 20% and is too weak to preform an amputation.

I am afraid they are all correct. There may be the possibility of doing the amputation under an epidural injection (like for having a baby). This is a lot less stress on the heart than a general anesthetic but isn’t free of risks either. It is also very stressful for the patient as they can hear the saws etc.

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.