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Does your pancreas work?  

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GirlInTheWhiteArmor

Wow! I'm diabetic too!!!! I didn't know there was anyone else here with it!! Cool.
I mean, it's definitely not cool to have, but it's nice to know someone out there in the same boat, right?


Pump or shots?

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I eat atleast 4 bars of chocolate a day. Average. Sometimes a whole block, and I dont have diabetes, Ive been eating like this [with chocolate] for over 7 years..LOL I got one of those high..matabelisms [Legally Blonde Moment..LOL ]

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Guest T-Bone

I'm at risk for it.

I have a family history, plus I have hypoglicemia, which a lot of times leads into it. As long as I don't ever have to inject myself, I'll be fine and dandy. (I'm kinda sorta a needle phobe)

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cmotherofpirl

[quote name='T-Bone' date='Aug 27 2004, 04:59 AM'] I'm at risk for it.

I have a family history, plus I have hypoglicemia, which a lot of times leads into it. As long as I don't ever have to inject myself, I'll be fine and dandy. (I'm kinda sorta a needle phobe) [/quote]
I am slowly slipping into type 2 diabetes, probably within the next year or two it will be confirmed.

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Guest T-Bone

It's like winning the lotto--you're just lucky.

Acutally, there are a number of ways, the main ones being:

Your pancreas shuts down due to an auto-immune response.
Your body stops using insulin effeciently.
Gestational diabetes

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Guest T-Bone

[quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='Aug 27 2004, 07:44 AM'] I am slowly slipping into type 2 diabetes, probably within the next year or two it will be confirmed. [/quote]
Yep...this is why I've cut back on the beer, the sweets, the fatty junk-food, and want to lose about 15 pound.

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Wow, who resurection of my old thread!

Note: You are more at risk to get type 1 diabetes (my type), if it runs in the family. In my case, my Dad has it. *Sigh* Gotta love genetics. *Glare*

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I have Type I, and test between 8-10 times a day:

When I get up
After breakfast
Mid-morning
Before Lunch
After Lunch
Mid Afternoon
Evening
Before Dinner
Before Bed

I'm ever-thankful that the new monitors allow testing on the arms and legs. I test alot because I don't want to run the risk of any of the complications. A little bit of paranoia helps alot.

I inject/take glucose as needed.

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PETE!

That's awesome that you test so often. That's something I need to work on. And I know first hand what bad control can do to a person. My dad is completely blind in one eye and 75% in the other, has had multiple heart attacks, and had a below the knee amputation of his leg. It's not pretty.

I'm afraid to test on my arms.....it's strange, but I am.

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