Ask a diabetic anything

What's your position on embryonic stem cell research?

can i prick you finger?

Glassjaw wrote: Susan Storm wrote: What's your position on embryonic stem cell research? From what I understand, aborted fetuses can be used for such research, which in my mind is perfectly fine.  However, creating a human being simply for this is immoral. Also, we are able to use stem cells from the umbilical chord to similar effect I believe, which could also be very prosperous.

I'm pretty sure he is trying to get you to talk about the fact that stem cells are the most likely candidate for curing diabetes.

White o Light wrote: Glassjaw wrote: Susan Storm wrote: What's your position on embryonic stem cell research? From what I understand, aborted fetuses can be used for such research, which in my mind is perfectly fine.  However, creating a human being simply for this is immoral. Also, we are able to use stem cells from the umbilical chord to similar effect I believe, which could also be very prosperous. I'm pretty sure he is trying to get you to talk about the fact that stem cells are the most likely candidate for curing diabetes.

And I did.

My Grandpa was a diabetic, he had to inject insulin, do you?

Lowest of being low?

Ghost-Rider wrote: My Grandpa was a diabetic, he had to inject insulin, do you?

I do have to inject insulin.  I do however have an Insulin Pump which makes things much easier.

Pump:

Evil Elvis wrote: Have you had any serrious injuries due to Diabetic Seizures? I had a guy about two months ago fall face fist into toilet. We though he was dead so much blood was all over the place.

I myself have never had a seizure due to my diabeticism(word?).  The worst I've had was: my blood glucose level when diagnosed which was 600+mg/dl and my lowest had been 32mg/dl.  Keep in mind that it is supposed to be between 80-180, and preferably 80-120.

are you fat. I don't ask this to me rude. It's just that all my diabetic clients were fat.

daniero wrote: Mi girlfriend has Diabetes, and she doesn't take care of it, she only cares about injecting her insuline, and do exercise, but she doesn't watch what she eats. My question is, how do you think I can come about to make her understand it's bad for her not to watch what she eats? She knows she shouldn't do it, but still, for depression or what it may be, she doesn't take good care of herself.

I can feel for your girlfriend.

There is a huge misconception about diabetes, and that is that we can only eat certain foods.  Of course we should eat right, however we can eat whatever we feel like, just like someone who is not diabetic.

But to your girlfriend's situation.  It is really hard to try and persuade someone into taking better care of themselves with this disease.  My last girlfriend would kind of 'force' me into checking my blood sugar whenever we were together, and that motivated me some what.

The only thing that I can suggest is to make her vividly imagine what is going to happen to her down the road: Losing limbs, losing your eye sight, kidney failure, and more.  These are really the only things that motivate me to keep taking care of myself, however inadequate it may be.  Also, just be there for her.  Comfort her, and firmly ask her to check her blood sugar or kind of 'force' her to.

I will say that since I had gotten my insulin pump, my disease has become MUCH easier to deal with, and it's essentially a whole new life.  Has she thought about using it, if she hasn't already?

sporx wrote: are you fat. I don't ask this to me rude. It's just that all my diabetic clients were fat.

My grandpa never watched what he ate and he was HUGE so i used to watch him inject insulin and i would cringe...he would lift his shirt up and just jab it into his stomach.