Sunday, December 2, 2012

I have a few questions about my health condition?

Q. Diabetes:
Does poor diabetes care prevent the growth of muscle mass?
Does hyperglycemia cause your heart rate to rise?

Celiac Disease (Gluten intolerance):
Does poor care of CD prevent muscle growth?
Does it cause your heart rate to rise?


Thanks!

A. You cannot look that beautiful, with all those diseases!
1)Yes in poorly controlled diabetes, or after 12 years of diabetic history.
2)Yes, it is one of causes of racing heart.
3) Yes,
4) No, but in long standing cases it causes increases (not a good sign).
GLuck.


Should I ask her to refer me to an endocrinologist?
Q. Im seeing a regular family doctor for my diabetes care.

A. I think it would be a good idea to get at least one appt with an endocrinologist. Endocrinologists would be more up to date with the latest research and ways of treating diabetes.GPs are good but they can't know everything - I went to one which had no idea at all about pcos and read info about it to me from a textbook. Another one suggested metformin even though I am not insulin resistant but type 1. And it was the endocrinologist who suggested I be tested for GAD antibodies.

A referral can't hurt though if you are controlling well enough, they may not tell you anything new.


How do foreigners with diabetes get health care in the US?
Q. My boyfriend is moving to the US from Spain and is curious about the process for covering the cost of insulin in the US. In Spain, he receives it from the public health care system. What would be the process for him to get an affordable health care plan with which he could buy Humalog Kwikpen and Optimus Lantus?

A. There are no affordable healthcare plans in America.

He will have to pay for it out of pocket..May get help from county health clinics.

Take care

Ben Trolled


What is the biology behind type 2 diabetes?
Q. now i've been wondering for a while what the biology is behind type 2 diabetes, would someone care to help me out, thanks

A. Type 2 diabetes happens when the body either cannot produce enough insulin to process the sugar intake OR the body's cells become unresponsive to insulin. This can happen due to a diet high in refined sugars or it can happen to a seemingly healthy eater.

When sugar is broken down, the sugars are supposed to cross into the cell wall so that they can be used for energy within the cell. With diabetes, the sugar cannot be broken down and let into the cell, so it stays on the outside of the cell. Meanwhile, the cell itself is "starving" while the blood sugar is sky high because it's all floating around outside the cells. Too much sugar where you don't need it...and not enough sugar where you do need it. Symptoms of diabetes reflect the body signaling that it is "starving" when in actuality, there is a dangerous amount of glucose present...it just can't be processed.

The link below gives you a better visual of what I'm trying to explain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBJN7DH83HA&feature=related





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