Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 It is MORE common to have more than one autoimmune disease than it is NOT to. Where we see one, there may be others lurking, or maybe not developed yet. Hi All Hi all, I have a member in one of my groups who has a plethora of problems. She has PCOS (ovarian problems); an autoimmune pancreas deficiency since she was a small child; Hashimoto's; and, has just been diagnosed with diabetes. She has always had a high Testosterone level, so she has a lot of body hair and acne. This poor gal is really suffering with a lot! I was just wondering if anybody in this group would have any suggestions as to what is going on with this gal. I guess I was simply amazed that a person can have more than one autoimmune disease! Thanks! Zina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 ----- HI, Zina, I don't know how helpful this will be, but here's a site on PCOS. It sounds as though the pituitary is somehow involved and that explains why there's so many hormonal things happening at once. http://www.lifeclinic.com.au/Polycystic%20Ovarian%20Syndrome%20(PCOS).htm in Va. Hi all, I have a member in one of my groups who has a plethora of problems. She has PCOS (ovarian problems); an autoimmune pancreas deficiency since she was a small child; Hashimoto's; and, has just been diagnosed with diabetes. She has always had a high Testosterone level, so she has a lot of body hair and acne. This poor gal is really suffering with a lot! I was just wondering if anybody in this group would have any suggestions as to what is going on with this gal. I guess I was simply amazed that a person can have more than one autoimmune disease! Thanks! Zina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Hi Zina, You both should get Shomon's book Living well with autoimmune disease. She even says that having one autoimmune disease puts you at greater risks for having another. And sometimes you will have some of the symptoms of another but not full blown symptoms. She might have to treat them individually (even though they are probably all related.) Louise > Hi all, > > I have a member in one of my groups who has a plethora of problems. > She has PCOS (ovarian problems); an autoimmune pancreas deficiency > since she was a small child; Hashimoto's; and, has just been > diagnosed with diabetes. She has always had a high Testosterone > level, so she has a lot of body hair and acne. This poor gal is > really suffering with a lot! I was just wondering if anybody in > this group would have any suggestions as to what is going on with > this gal. I guess I was simply amazed that a person can have more > than one autoimmune disease! > > Thanks! > > Zina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 tarly100 wrote: > > > Hi, > My name is Tarly and I have type 2 diabetes. Do you talk about type 2 > here? This is such a large group, I feel like there must be a lot of > info here. What's the first thing you would suggest to someone with > type 2? > Thanks, Tarly Type 1 Type 1-1/2 Type 2 First - take a little time and look over the archives and the links section here. Feel free to lurk and easedrop for a while. But also feel free to ask about anything. And don't worry about sounding stupid. People ask the same questions over and over and over again. We are always happy to help around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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