Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Hey friends, Enjoying all the " name change " dialogue. I am yet undecided. I will be seeing a 10 year old pt. with diabetes next tues and would like to be slightly on the ball as to how to approach this, as I obviously have not treated juv diab before. Both her mother and brother have died from diabetes at young ages. She is under the care of an MD. Of course she must be on insulin. Has anyone had experience in this area? Which is the best insulin for her age? What in particular should I be watching out for, esp diet? What labs should be done regularly? I have treated mild cases of diabetes in adults, however this is a different arena I believe. I appreciate all and any input. Hope you see this Dick. Cerasaro, ND Great Falls Holistic Health Clinic Great Falls, MT Gen Fam Prac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Also consider checking serum iron. Many diabetics have concurrent hemochromatosis and a little bloodletting can go far. This was a pearl I picked up from Steve Gordon, ND. He practices along with us here in good 'ol Montana up in Whitefish/Kalispell (sorry, I don't have his phone number). He can be an excellent resource for the questions you are asking. He is a Type I diabetic himself and is setting a standard for diabetes management- so much so that he gets calls from the conventional diabetes organizations asking him what he's doing because his patients don't get secondary complications. All the Best, Lemley, ND Bozeman, MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Hi Consider having the child tested for celiac disease. There was a small study done at, I believe, the University of British Columbia medical school on diabetic children. About 1/3rd of them tested positive for celiac. Given the strong family hx in this case, it may be the root of the problem. Sorry, no time to look for a reference. I was told about this study from the parent of one of the children who tested positive in this study. Dr. Loreen Dawson, ND Sechelt, BC Family practice juvenile diabetes - Q Hey friends, Enjoying all the " name change " dialogue. I am yet undecided. I will be seeing a 10 year old pt. with diabetes next tues and would like to be slightly on the ball as to how to approach this, as I obviously have not treated juv diab before. Both her mother and brother have died from diabetes at young ages. She is under the care of an MD. Of course she must be on insulin. Has anyone had experience in this area? Which is the best insulin for her age? What in particular should I be watching out for, esp diet? What labs should be done regularly? I have treated mild cases of diabetes in adults, however this is a different arena I believe. I appreciate all and any input. Hope you see this Dick. Cerasaro, ND Great Falls Holistic Health Clinic Great Falls, MT Gen Fam Prac --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.788 / Virus Database: 533 - Release Date: 11/1/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.788 / Virus Database: 533 - Release Date: 11/1/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Hi , Since type 1 diabetes is an AI ds, think of starting your treatment like you would other AI diseases. For me that generally means getting the inflammatory process under control/balancing the immune response. Diet and the gut are paramount here - anti-inflamatory diet - especially gluten and dairy free (of course there are a million others too, but I always start there), and GI basics. How does her gut look on intake - antibiotic use? vaginal vs C-section birth, what is she eating etc - these things may help direct you. I am currently having a love affair with gemmos in paediatric cases I find they work especially well - their energy is magic and compliance is great. And of course you probably already have her dry skin brushing and castor oil packing! I hope all goes well Teri Jaklin ND Waterdown, Ontario Chronic illness, MS, GP > > From: " drcerasaro " <drcerasaro@...> > Date: 2004/12/02 Thu PM 03:01:57 EST > > Subject: juvenile diabetes - Q > > > > Hey friends, > Enjoying all the " name change " dialogue. I am yet undecided. > I will be seeing a 10 year old pt. with diabetes next tues and would > like to be slightly on the ball as to how to approach this, as I > obviously have not treated juv diab before. Both her mother and > brother have died from diabetes at young ages. She is under the > care of an MD. Of course she must be on insulin. Has anyone had > experience in this area? Which is the best insulin for her age? > What in particular should I be watching out for, esp diet? What > labs should be done regularly? I have treated mild cases of > diabetes in adults, however this is a different arena I believe. I > appreciate all and any input. Hope you see this Dick. > > Cerasaro, ND > Great Falls Holistic Health Clinic > Great Falls, MT > Gen Fam Prac > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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