It's called Charcot
It is an advanced condition of Peripheral Neuropathy caused by years of high blood sugar
I am sorry.
The amount of damage that existed "before" this became apparent means that… read more
I've always been needle phobic and my doc now wants me to inject Ozempict. I can barely cope getting a flu shot or something like that. I practically need to take sedation if I have to give blood samples. I just don't know how I'm going to do this.
He told me that an ozempik pill is coming out but no one has any experience with it. I'm driving myself crazy trying to decide between injections which will make me faint and a pill nobody has taken. Its crazy I know, but if you've never injected… read more
I live in Ontario and as a senior I don't pay for Ozempic.
I'm DT1. I'm in hyperglycemia a lot when it's very hot and humid... Do you also experience this? How do you deal with it?
You should stay in Air Conditioning and drink plenty of water 🥰
You can't turn on the TV or read the news from any source without hearing endlessly about the Opioid Crisis
It's killing thousands - they are dying in the streets and in the fanciest homes in the City
Every level of government is tripping over themselves trying to find solutions and throwing tons of money (our tax money by the way) at the problem and it just keeps getting worse
But just how bad IS the CRISIS?
Pretty Bad - in Canada (2022 - last year of full statistics) we saw a rate of 19.3… read more
It's very sad that there is a so-called halfway house for drug addiction everywhere in every city in NC but I have yet to find one for diabetic people who r in really bad shape!
Go to your Doctor and get a complete physical with blood work
That could be caused by dozens of things and most have nothing to do with diabetes
Be careful to not blame every hiccup and hangnail on… read more
Apart from anything else it’s too vague and woolly a statement to have any meaning.
I got Cervical Myelopathy in 2002 and was told by the neurologist that I’d “be in a wheelchair in two years”. Now if I wasn’t so resilient I might have given up at that moment and resigned myself to my fate. Instead I lost 3 stone (42lbs) to bring me back to the normal weight category. I also walk a lot and go to the gym where the back extension machine keeps my spine in good shape.
It’s not that I’m saying… read more
@A DiabetesTeam Member Some/many/most medical professionals are on a power trip. The whole concept of consultation is foreign to them.
There used to be an excellent TV series in the UK called Trust… read more
Metformin is the most widely prescribed diabetes drug in the world and has been used effectively for somewhat over 80 years now
It is as safe as possible and has no significant side effects with long term use for over 90% of users - upwards of 10% can never tolerate the stuff and have to discontinue use - but that is stopping the product, it's not causing "damage"
Here's 9 things the experts think you should be aware of if you are prescribed Metformin:
It "almost always" causes GI issues… read more
lots of good information thanks
Expect? = NEVER
If you do, and it's actually diabetes related, that is your body yelling at you and telling you if you don't have your blood sugar under control yet you better get at it NOW
Or… read more
Totally agree.
Mental illness certainly does lead to poor self care. And many of the meds add to obesity. Be interesting to know the weight history of those burdened with mental illness who went on… read more
After a year and 1/2 they just figured it out (was misdiagnosed with diabetes type 2, now it's 1.5: a bit of both 1 and 2 , and possible thymus cancer can cause it too). If you have have had a thyroid issue that's all it takes. I've had couple of autoimmune conditions. And my dad has too. Turns out my epilepsy is autoimmune too. Interesting thing about the diabetes: one of my two hospitals has an an autoimmune diabetes specialist. Apparently it's a newer type of doctor.
Thanks Graham. If anything, it's my CGM and diet that keeps me from "slipping up". If for my husband's sake, if anything, makes me hope I'm one of the lucky ones.