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Join Date: Jan 2003
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That's awesome! Sounds like her family worked very hard to make others aware. Very cool. She is very lucky.
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04-07-11, 11:28 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Oklahoma
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Here is a thread that has info about how some manage their diabetes.
Any VF'ers with Type I or II diabetes? Best wishes in getting your diabetes under control!
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04-08-11, 01:05 PM | |
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: AL
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Thankyou. That really helps in understanding. I was that quick diagnosis kind. I was rushed to the hospital in severe keto-acidosis and was diagnosed with a growth on my thyroid at the same time. Both happened about 6 months after my father died and right at puberty.
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04-08-11, 04:15 PM | |
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Texas
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I haven't had the time to read this whole thread so this might have been mentioned already, but here goes:
The type of insulin therapy you are on matters. My son was on NPH and Regular and had horrible control. He was switched to NPH and Humalog which improved things, but not that much. Then he went on Lantus and Humalog. That was a miracle. We have since learned that Lantus + Humalog Injection or Humalog Only Pump work equally well, and some people switch back and forth since one way is good on vacation, the other is best at home. Also: A researcher at my work (Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) was just awarded a kind of grant that is a big chunk of money for a high risk project that lasts only two weeks. He has shown (in mice) that Type 1 Diabetes can be controlled by supressing Glucagon rather than by injecting Insulin. I heard through the grapevine that he is getting high up on the ladder for receiving a Nobel Prize. The two weeks will be Clinical Trials and he will need voluteers. I've been looking for the volunteer information but haven't seen it yet just in case my son wants to volunteer and if I qualify as a Control subject so that I can volunteer myself. I don't know if the grant money will have money to pay for travel to Texas, but from what I read in the campus paper the volunteers will be rooming in a hospital room for four days. Check the www.utsouthwestern.edu if you are interested. |
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