Q. I was recently diagnosed with pre-diabetes. I understand exercise and a healthy diet can help prevent me from getting diabetes type 2. I would like to know the specifics of a diabetic diet.
A. the best you can do to prevent diabetes is follow a pre-diabetic diet. It's mostly the same diet people with diabetes follow. You should try to avoid carbohydrates as much as possible. A good diet to follow is the glycemic index diet. More information can be found at http://www.diabeticmenu-blog.com/glycemic-menu.html
There is tingling at the tips of my fingers of one hand. This may be an indication of what?
Q. I may have diabetes type 2.
A. Finger tingling and numbness can indeed be a sign of neuropathy caused by Type 2 Diabetes. In can also be a sign of several other conditions.
Since you provide no other information, it would be impossible for us to guess at what the medical problem actually is. If you suspect that you have type 2 Diabetes, you need to be under a doctor's care as well as making some lifestyle adjustments and dietary changes.
Apparently Wrong Diagnosis list 36 possibilities if that is the only symptom. They list 501 possible causes when this symptom is accompanied by others.
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/tingling_fingers.htm
I'm going to mention just a few possibilities: spinal injury, neck injury, frostbite (I saw this from the list and since it is winter...) Parkinson's disease, MS. GAD (generalized anxiety disorder)
Please don't put off a doctor's appointment unless this symptom has only been present for a day or so and then stops. I just found the article below, I think it was written for you: "How to Know When to See a Doctor for Tingling Fingers"
http://www.ehow.com/how_2088349_know-see-doctor-tingling-fingers.html
Since you provide no other information, it would be impossible for us to guess at what the medical problem actually is. If you suspect that you have type 2 Diabetes, you need to be under a doctor's care as well as making some lifestyle adjustments and dietary changes.
Apparently Wrong Diagnosis list 36 possibilities if that is the only symptom. They list 501 possible causes when this symptom is accompanied by others.
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/tingling_fingers.htm
I'm going to mention just a few possibilities: spinal injury, neck injury, frostbite (I saw this from the list and since it is winter...) Parkinson's disease, MS. GAD (generalized anxiety disorder)
Please don't put off a doctor's appointment unless this symptom has only been present for a day or so and then stops. I just found the article below, I think it was written for you: "How to Know When to See a Doctor for Tingling Fingers"
http://www.ehow.com/how_2088349_know-see-doctor-tingling-fingers.html
Is there a support group for Type 2 diabetes in Chicagoland?
Q. Hi. I'm looking for a support group more than an educational group in the chicagoland area (west suburbs). I have access to education but really want to have more of an open discussion among other people with type 2 diabetes.
A. Diabetes Support Group
Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center
5645 West Addison Street
Chicago, IL 60634
Map
Diabetes Support Group is primarily for middle-aged and senior persons with Type 2 diabetes. This interactive support group, facilitated by a certified diabetes educator, provides participants with information about how to more effectively control blood glucose levels. Participants are encouraged to share their feelings and coping strategies. Free sessions are held the first Tuesday of each month from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Centennial Conference Room A of the seventh floor of the hospital. No registration is required. For more information, call the diabetes educator´s office at 773-794-8329.
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Diabetes Support Group - Open Discussion
Saint Francis Hospital
355 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60202
Map
Location: Wolf Auditorium
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Ample, free parking available. For more information, call 847-316-7337.
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Diabetes Support Group
Saint Joseph Hospital
2900 North Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60657
Map
This support group is designed for individuals with diabetes and their caregivers. Facilitated by a social worker and diabetes educator, the group serves as a safe place for emotional support and group discussion. Free.
Call 773-665-6700 for more information regarding fees or to learn about the Diabetes Education program.
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Diabetes Support Group
Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center
2233 West Division Street
Chicago, IL 60622
Map
Participants have the opportunity to share their experiences with others who have diabetes as well as provide caregivers with information about their management program. Free.
Knowledge is KING !!!
Take care
Tin
Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center
5645 West Addison Street
Chicago, IL 60634
Map
Diabetes Support Group is primarily for middle-aged and senior persons with Type 2 diabetes. This interactive support group, facilitated by a certified diabetes educator, provides participants with information about how to more effectively control blood glucose levels. Participants are encouraged to share their feelings and coping strategies. Free sessions are held the first Tuesday of each month from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Centennial Conference Room A of the seventh floor of the hospital. No registration is required. For more information, call the diabetes educator´s office at 773-794-8329.
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Diabetes Support Group - Open Discussion
Saint Francis Hospital
355 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60202
Map
Location: Wolf Auditorium
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Ample, free parking available. For more information, call 847-316-7337.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Diabetes Support Group
Saint Joseph Hospital
2900 North Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60657
Map
This support group is designed for individuals with diabetes and their caregivers. Facilitated by a social worker and diabetes educator, the group serves as a safe place for emotional support and group discussion. Free.
Call 773-665-6700 for more information regarding fees or to learn about the Diabetes Education program.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Diabetes Support Group
Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center
2233 West Division Street
Chicago, IL 60622
Map
Participants have the opportunity to share their experiences with others who have diabetes as well as provide caregivers with information about their management program. Free.
Knowledge is KING !!!
Take care
Tin
what is the relation between weight loose and diabetes?
Q. Most of the doctor and information I get from the net says that to overcome type 2 diabetes, we need to loose weight. I agree that to maintain the sugar level we need some diet and exercise but why weight loose.
If someone in underweight has diabetic, then what he/she will do.
I am an pre-diabetic patient and I am trying to control my sugar level without eating any insulin. I just exercise everyday and I eat only diet food which is recommended by doctor. But works fine and my sugars are also in the normal level.
If someone in underweight has diabetic, then what he/she will do.
I am an pre-diabetic patient and I am trying to control my sugar level without eating any insulin. I just exercise everyday and I eat only diet food which is recommended by doctor. But works fine and my sugars are also in the normal level.
A. Losing weight does NOT get rid of the diabetes. It can make it much easier for you to control the disease, but it will not go away. Diabetes is not caused by being overweight. It is caused when the pancreas malfunctions and your body does not use insulin properly. Most type 2 diabetics (62%) are not, or ever have been overweight. And most doctors no longer use the phrase "pre" or "borderline" diabetes. These people are considered to be diabetic. These people can usually control their disease fairly easily with diet and exercise. Diabetes (both types) can cause a person to lose weight, sometimes in excess when they are undiagnosed. However, type 2 diabetes itself can cause some people to gain some weight. Being at a good weight just makes it much easier to control the disease. Many times, people with type 2 diabetes start out by being insulin resistant. (it is still type 2). In this case, the pancreas is making lots of insulin, but the body is not using it correctly, so the pancreas has to keep pumping out more insulin that it should have to. In some cases, the pancreas is making too much insulin. Either way, it is type 2 diabetes. Some type 2 diabetics (11%) can actually control their disease by eating right and getting daily exercise. This usually works well for them for many years. But as the years pass, most of them have to start taking medications, because their pancreas is now tired and worn and can no longer produce enough insulin the body requires.
Insulin is an injected hormone....it is not taken by mouth. The oral medications that type 2 diabetics take do not contain insulin. (the stomach fluids would destroy insulin, that is why it must be injected under the skin)
Once you are a diabetic, you are always a diabetic. The only cure is a pancreas transplant. Some people think that a gastric bypass surgery cures diabetes, but this is not really the case. These people still have to follow a diet and most of the time take medications to control their disease....it is NOT cured by gastric by pass as they once said. You can't cure either type of diabetes, you can only control it.
Those that are underweight with diabetes, still have to watch their diet, and many have to take medications. Type 1 diabetics have to take insulin every day, and most type 2's have to take oral med, insulin, or both.
Insulin is an injected hormone....it is not taken by mouth. The oral medications that type 2 diabetics take do not contain insulin. (the stomach fluids would destroy insulin, that is why it must be injected under the skin)
Once you are a diabetic, you are always a diabetic. The only cure is a pancreas transplant. Some people think that a gastric bypass surgery cures diabetes, but this is not really the case. These people still have to follow a diet and most of the time take medications to control their disease....it is NOT cured by gastric by pass as they once said. You can't cure either type of diabetes, you can only control it.
Those that are underweight with diabetes, still have to watch their diet, and many have to take medications. Type 1 diabetics have to take insulin every day, and most type 2's have to take oral med, insulin, or both.
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