[greeferweq]

Lancer, COckney both have it IIRC, but there are more, I just can't remember who they are atm...

[Voliscietle]

what makes you think you have diabetes? do you feel thirsty all the time, need to urinate far more than usual? get your blood sugar tested as soon as and you'll know for sure.

i've got type 1 diabetes, which is controlled by insulin. i can eat (or drink) what i like, as long as i take enough insulin to tackle the sugar. type 1 tends to come on in childhood or adolescence, but you can get it at any age. it's very much related to family history, but it's not clear what triggers the onset of diabetes. type 2 is controlled by tablets and diet (in mild cases by diet alone). type 2 varies greatly as far as diet is concerned. you would need to speak to your doctor, but i don't know where you get the idea that diabetics can't have protein. it's all about carbs and sugar. type 2 tends to happen in older people, people who are overweight and/or otherwise unhealthy.

i don't find it that hard to cope with, because it's always at the back of my mind. i always think, prior to eating, drinking or taking something 'how will this affect my sugar levels and what do i need to do to counteract it'. i've been diabetic since i was 10 so it's second nature to me. obviously, for an adult, it's a big change and it would probably difficult at first to adapt to life as a diabetic.

i wouldn't worry too much about it. get yourself checked out, it's probably nothing, and if not, then it's not that bad.

This is exactly how I deal with my type 1, and the advice is exactly that I'd give too. C0ckney.

Go to the doctor Dis, and stop worrying about it.

[ZX3URrBH]

If you get diabetes you will be traded to the bears!

[alskdjreyfd]

anyone have it?

I know it's not good to go through life worrying about stuff, but this one scares the hell out of me. It's why I've managed to stick with going to the gym this long (I used to quit after a month or two). Nothing to worry much for, with today's medical knowledge, you can live a perfectly normal life.

Reading this article has scared the hell out of me.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/07...oad/index.html

Even my 2 or 3 times a week at the gym are insignificant! My BMI is 22.8, and I'm desperately trying to get that down. Everyone says I look thin, but I still think I'm too fat. You can get diabetes through various ways. My is genetical, and it's at least 50% chance for kids to get it from a parent with the gene. In my generation, it's 75%, my mother's 100%, so I'm not buying the number though.

I've avoided getting a medical exam because I'm scared. but I am going to get one soon (in a few weeks). I'm scared of what it might show. I haven't got an exam since I got out of the navy almost 10 years ago. Don't avoid it. Diabetes is not dangerous if controlled, but if left alone, it can give serious health problems.

What I don't get about diabetes is they say you have to eat all these crappy foods with no protein. How can they expect you to work out at the gym 7 days a week and not eat large amounts of protein? I eat almost no sugar whatsoever and avoid carb foods such as potatos religiously. My diet is very high protein and low carb/sugar right now. I don't want to give that up to eat crappy plants that I don't like the taste of. Simply put meat tastes good. I eat my spinach/romaine lettuce salad and that's about it for vegetables for me. I'm trying to keep my weight down, don't want to eat alot of excess calories. Getting 70 to 80g's of protein a day fills up all my calorie needs. Any more and I'll gain weight. Bullcrap. You can eat 100% normal, even eat sweets, but of course, you need to be careful and know your body, how much insulin it needs for the food you're eating and so on. Excersising makes the body need less insulin. Which is good, as insulin is weight increasing. And more weight = more need for insulin =...

Anyone here have diabetes? How do you manage it? How is your quality of life not being able to eat protein rich foods? I don't mind giving up carbs, but eating all this fibre rich non protein stuff seems yucky. Seems like I'd be on the toilet like 5 or 6 times a day if I ate all that crap! I'm not a rabbit dammit! I have no problems managing my diabetes. I eat normal, and should you be able to if you get it. As said, the no protein is not true. I have diabetes MODY 3 btw. One of the around 30 types of diabetes not fitting into the diabetes 1/2 system. A little of the marks of one here and two there.

[exschke]

Yes, by all means, let's feed Dis the disinformation he needs to feel secure in his irrational perceptions of reality. Good plan, Sloww.

[Meenepek]

Just eliminate sugar and go back in a couple months.

Dis, try to get exercise and cut sugar and get it tested once in a while but don't get stressed about stuff. Stress isn't good for you.

[bypeTeenehalT]

Uh, let's slow down a little here -- there is no evidence that he's diabetic. Dis read a CNN.com fluff piece and got scared.

Also, DM1 and DM2 are so different as to best be regarded as completly separate diseases.

[drmarshallusa]

what can we eat?

[MicoSiru]

My last boss was nearly a life-long diabetic. He tried to follow a semi-strict diet, but if he knew he was going to be indulging, or had, he upped his injection to balance it.
He kept M&M's or something around if he felt his blood sugar dropping. It's just life as he knows it.

[johnstylet]

those "Police tazer and brutally beat man during traffic stop when he began acting bizarrely and speaking incoherently. Man was diabetic and plans to sue" stories that come up every so often? Low blood sugar.

[Agedprepdoock]

I have been diagnosed as a TypeII Diabettic for 7 or 8 yrears now, also high blood pressure and high cholestrerol.

Thanks to God and medicine, I am going on 5 years under control.

I eat healthy now, occasionally veer off to the sweet tea, but not as much as I used to.

My high blood pressure is under control as well as high cholesterol.

In the infancy of being diagnosed with it, some very disturbing symtoms occurred, if anyone wants to know the ugly side, PM and i will tell you what might seem TMI but for own good, as i would wish anyone to experience what i have.

Serious business good folks, not at all something to play with and most certainly something we should all monitor on a regular basis

Gramps