Guest guest Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Hi Nadine, If you go to Google.com and put in Hepatitis C and Diabetes you will get more hits than the Hep nurse must be aware of. I have several friends that has acquired Type 2 Diabetes from Hepatitis C. Here is one article below. If you have Acrobat reader and can look at pdf files, here is a good link from HCV Advocate. http://hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/About_Hepatitis_pdf/1.1_Hepatits_C/diabetes.pdf Hepatitis C a Direct Cause of Diabetes Last Updated: 2004-03-09 15:35:10 -0400 (Reuters Health) NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can directly cause insulin resistance, which commonly leads to diabetes, Japanese researchers have found. HCV infection has been linked to type 2 diabetes, the authors explain, but a definite cause-and-effect relationship has not been established. To investigate, Dr. Kazuhiko Koike, and colleagues from University of Tokyo, studied the development of diabetes using mice that had been bred to carry the core gene of HCV. Excessive insulin levels were apparent in the mice " as early as 1 month old, " the authors report in the medical journal Gastroenterology. Insulin resistance was observed by the age of 2 months. Administering of glucose to these mice led to only mild glucose intolerance, but when they were fed a high-fat diet they developed overt diabetes. The authors conclude, " These results indicate a direct involvement of HCV per se in the pathogenesis of diabetes in patients with HCV infection and provide a molecular basis for insulin resistance in such a condition. " This research " makes an important contribution to putting the HCV-diabetes association on a mechanistic footing, thus elevating it from a curious association to an important disease process, " write Dr. A. Weinman and Dr. L. Belalcazar from University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, in a related editorial. SOURCE: Gastroenterology, March 2004. Teena woowoowolf@... " The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along their way. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Question - I know Hep C can have lots of twists. Is diabetes one of them? Our Hep doctor allowed us to get a blood work done for Hospice and the upcoming doctor meeting. The nurse called us stating that the MCV value was elevated, and more importantly, the blood sugar reading was 224. They told us to get to a primary doctor or an endo. doctor soon, as he has diabetes and this is why he is feeling so bad. I spoke right after that with a nurse who works with one of the children I work with who has brittle diabetes, and she stated the blood sugar reading could be high just because of being sick. It was not a fasting blood test. Diabetes does run in hubby's family, but even the Hep nurse stated it was strange to see diabetes with hep. Nadine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Hi Nadine, My coworker is 30-ish years old and was just diagnosed with diabete few months ago. He started taking a neutraceutical someone introduced to him and he is no longer taking any medicines (which gave him side effect on different parts of his body.) So if you are interested in talking with him, maybe I can get his # for you. Let me know. Regards, nevoelz wrote: Question - I know Hep C can have lots of twists. Is diabetes one of them? Our Hep doctor allowed us to get a blood work done for Hospice and the upcoming doctor meeting. The nurse called us stating that the MCV value was elevated, and more importantly, the blood sugar reading was 224. They told us to get to a primary doctor or an endo. doctor soon, as he has diabetes and this is why he is feeling so bad. I spoke right after that with a nurse who works with one of the children I work with who has brittle diabetes, and she stated the blood sugar reading could be high just because of being sick. It was not a fasting blood test. Diabetes does run in hubby's family, but even the Hep nurse stated it was strange to see diabetes with hep. Nadine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 The doctor has ordered a fasting blood test that will be done next week. Hubby does not think he could have diabetes as he doesn't have any of the usual symptoms of the disease. I asked him about talking with this group and he stated he feels he doesn't need to. He works seasonally for the Fish & Game Commission, and one of the hunters he sees has Hep C and also diabetes (he learned today). He talks with him for extended periods. In a way, I'm glad he's not on Hep meds as I would be worried about how to pay for it. Now I may need to pay for special food or meds. He is very picky about his food. He loves danish ham and various cheeses. On to more reading and printing. Nadine > Hi Nadine, > If you go to Google.com and put in Hepatitis C and Diabetes you will get more > hits than the Hep nurse must be aware of. I have several friends that has > acquired Type 2 Diabetes from Hepatitis C. Here is one article below. If you have > Acrobat reader and can look at pdf files, here is a good link from HCV > Advocate. > > > http://hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/About_Hepatitis_pdf/1.1_Hepatits_C/d iabetes.pdf > > Hepatitis C a Direct Cause of Diabetes > Last Updated: 2004-03-09 15:35:10 -0400 (Reuters Health) > > NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can directly > cause insulin resistance, which commonly leads to diabetes, Japanese researchers > have found. > > HCV infection has been linked to type 2 diabetes, the authors explain, but a > definite cause-and-effect relationship has not been established. To > investigate, Dr. Kazuhiko Koike, and colleagues from University of Tokyo, studied the > development of diabetes using mice that had been bred to carry the core gene of > HCV. > > Excessive insulin levels were apparent in the mice " as early as 1 month old, " > the authors report in the medical journal Gastroenterology. Insulin > resistance was observed by the age of 2 months. > > Administering of glucose to these mice led to only mild glucose intolerance, > but when they were fed a high-fat diet they developed overt diabetes. > > The authors conclude, " These results indicate a direct involvement of HCV per > se in the pathogenesis of diabetes in patients with HCV infection and provide > a molecular basis for insulin resistance in such a condition. " > > This research " makes an important contribution to putting the HCV- diabetes > association on a mechanistic footing, thus elevating it from a curious > association to an important disease process, " write Dr. A. Weinman and Dr. L. > Belalcazar from University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, in a > related editorial. > > SOURCE: Gastroenterology, March 2004. > > Teena > woowoowolf@a... > " The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they > just make the best of everything that comes along their way. " > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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