Lets have a discussion on ..............diabetes.

[Brandon M.]

is it genetic?

can we prevent it?

What actually is it?

why do kids get it ?

what are symptoms?

 

[kingdizzy01]

 

[Smoke]

Yes

No

a metabolic disease in which the body’s inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose in the blood.

Some kids get diabetes because it runs in their families. This is called Type I diabetes. Researchers believe that a virus or something else in the environment may cause the disease to start. There is no cure yet for Type I diabetes and no way to prevent it.

Type II diabetes is often caused by being overweight. In the past, almost all the people with Type II diabetes were adults. Today, many children have it. Getting too little exercise and eating too many high-calorie or fast-food meals make it easy for kids to gain weight.

• Frequent urination
• Excessive thirst
• Increased hunger
• Weight loss
• Tiredness
• Lack of interest and concentration
• A tingling sensation or numbness in the hands or feet
• Blurred vision
• Frequent infections
• Slow-healing wounds
• Vomiting and stomach pain (often mistaken as the flu)

 

[Brandon M.]

today i met this guy and and his leg was amputated. he told me it was because of diabetes.

 

[FaTaL]

tingling in the fingers and feet?



what do people with diabetes eat?

 

[Lil Big Daddy]

Great thread idea. Knowledge is key for our ppls' survival outchea

 

[2stainz]

don't eat so much.

your welcome

 

[same damn lo sweater]

my mom has it. was never overweight & ate pretty healthy, but she wasn't active at all.

it has some weird symptoms too. can cause severe weight loss & have you looking anorexic.

 

[Harry Sax]

Runs in my family...damn near erbody has it :mjcryraiders:

 

[ellessij]

I've had diabetes since I was 12. My Mom was diagnosed with Type 1 as a child, and so was I.

Diabetes Type 1 is one of those diseases that can be controlled pretty easily with proper insulin treatment, healthy eating and staying active. My doctor explained to me at a very young age that if you kept taking your insulin, your body would not know it was diabetic because it was given the insulin necessary to function. Without taking the insulin, that's how you end up with legs/toes being amputated. I've been giving myself 2 shots a day for most of my life, that's the only inconvenient part for me, otherwise I feel great.

 

[Taadow]

Oh...you mean Deh Sugars.

 

[Heafcliffe]

Been one for 20 years. Has its up and downs but luckily I'm thriving. Have had a handful of "episodes" (scary shyt), but I'm keeping it together.

I have legs, sight (actually improved) and dyck works (for the wife).

Cool feeling to tell people and their natural response is "Wow! Really? You don't look like one?"

 

[Mowgli]

Take bjj and stop drinking sugar all damn day

 

[Lil Big Daddy]

Take bjj and stop drinking sugar all damn day

 

[Brandon M.]

I've had diabetes since I was 12. My Mom was diagnosed with Type 1 as a child, and so was I.

Diabetes Type 1 is one of those diseases that can be controlled pretty easily with proper insulin treatment, healthy eating and staying active. My doctor explained to me at a very young age that if you kept taking your insulin, your body would not know it was diabetic because it was given the insulin necessary to function. Without taking the insulin, that's how you end up with legs/toes being amputated. I've been giving myself 2 shots a day for most of my life, that's the only inconvenient part for me, otherwise I feel great.

whats the amputation thing about...how does that come about?