Do people think there is a connection between stress and depression and diabetes? If so, to what extent do you feel the connections exist? My personal feeling is that the connections between these factors may be underestimated. I feel that 50%, and perhaps somewhat more, of the reason for my diabetes, comes from levels of stress and depression. Do others feel the same way? Thank you.

If we leave out people who become diabetic due to injury or other disease that effect their pancreas (Type 3C) we are left with three broad types, Auto-Immune including Type 1 and LADA. Metabolic Type 2 and Genetic MODY and Gestational

First what are the RISK Factors for each?

Risks do not draw a straight line to the disease but are just that – a “risk” that YOU may get it IF:

Type 1 – Family History (hereditary), Age – greatest risk is to “children”, pre-teens/early teens, Caucasian, other… read more

Are diabetes and kidney problems and arthritis and depression related to diets and nutrition too. Esther

Any correlation of autoimmune diseases and having diabetes?

I sometimes put a half teaspoon of aloe vera juice in my hot coffee ☕ and hot tea too. I learned that in my premed years ago and from the arthritis foundation too. According to the arthritis foundation it helps arthritis and other autoimmune diseases too.

While both have ultimately the same effect/symptoms:

Memory Loss

Difficulty with problem-solving

Confusion/thinking problems; and,

Problems with language usage

The causes of each are quite different

Alzheimer’s is mostly due to aging and changes in brain chemistry – there is little we can do about getting old

Diabetics are at increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s (38% more likely then Joe/Jane average) however, it is Diabetes Dementia that is more likely to set in

Diabetes Dementia… read more

As Type 2 Diabetics we are predominantly treated by a Primary Care Physician, Internist, Family Doctor (different names depending where you live) - but essentially the "maintenance mechanic" of the medical world

They may know next to nothing, a little or quite a bit about diabetes and probably in excess of 99% of them simply use the Treatment Guidelines that have been adopted by (at least) all of the countries represented by our group - so they are using a "professional" plan to treat you that… read more

All of us here have either been diagnosed with Diabetes or have someone close to us that have been given the news

So what is the "criteria" that separates us from Joe or Jane SugerEater?

Currently it is simply having an A1C, above 6.5% (47.5 mmol's in the IFCC scale) "twice in a row" measured 90 days apart

That's it, that's all - that "test" is all that is required for the Doc to determine "You have Diabetes"

No matter what you do after that, no matter how you control your blood sugar - no… read more