Re: new member and questions

[Guest guest]

Hi, , welcome to the list, sorry you have to join us.

The positive GAD antibody test indicates that you're probably LADA type

1 (like me). The best thing you can do for yourself is get a meter and

start testing frequently. By learning how to avoid those foods which

make your BGs go high, you may be able to postpone the onset of actual

diabetes, although since you have GAD antibodies, already, that's pretty

unlikely.

IMHO, you should start insulin immediately. By doing this, you can

preserve your remaining beta cells. I have a few articles on diabetes,

LADA type that I will be glad to send you offlist. One of them is fairly

technical and is oriented to physicians and you should show this to

yours. Let me know if you want them.

Your " pre-diabetic " condition was probably responsible for your

miscarriage. It is entirely possible to carry a baby to term and

deliver a healthy baby with insulin-dependent diabetes. We used to have

more than one list member who did this. , are you there?

Vicki

Re: new member and questions

> So sorry to hear about your loss. I don't have the answers you are

> asking for. Some of the others will. Glad you wrote. G

>

> meadowsgrove79@... wrote:

>

> > Hello all!

> >

> > My name is and I am 24 years old. I'm new to the group, and I

> > in the

> > beginning stages of diabetes ( although I feel Im very close to

being

> > a true

> > diabetic) right now they are classifying me as having " imparement of

> > glucose

> > tolerance " I had the GAD65 AB and it came back positive, being 1.3.

> > Does anyone

> > know if this is REALLY horrible? I know this means that type 1 may

be

> > in my

> > near future.

> >

> > Also does anyone know, if I chose to get pregnant later and

currently

> > have

> > " glucose intolerance " controlled with diet, do you think pregnancy

> > would really

> > ware on my pancreas making it more difficult to control after

> > pregnancy? or

> > would I go back to the same way I am now?

> >

> > All of this has me so worried right now. Its all pretty scary as I

am

> > just

> > learning about it. I just lost my baby ( unknown causes) and now

> > trying to deal

> > with this at the same time. It gets very overwhelming... Any help

> > would be

> > gratefully appreciated.

> >

> > Thanks for taking the time to read my email~

> >

> > Sincerely,

> >

> >

> > ~*In loving Memory- Sierra Iris*~

> > http://www.angelfire.com/ky/meadowsgrove/Sierra.html

> >

> > ~*Meadows Grove*~

> > http://www.angelfire.com/ky/meadowsgrove

>

[Guest guest]

Vicki wrote to

>Your " pre-diabetic " condition was probably responsible for your

>miscarriage.

That is probably the single most ignorant, irresponsible, inappropriate and

insensitive comment that I've ever read in an e-group, even this one.

Sandy

[Guest guest]

> Hello all!

>

>> learning about it. I just lost my baby ( unknown causes) and now

trying to deal

> with this at the same time. It gets very overwhelming... Any help

would be

> gratefully appreciated.

>

>

> Sincerely,

>

>

I read several diabetic forums and it seems to me that diabetics in

general, (really generic) have a tendency to blame everything on

diabetes. The message that comes through on almost any topic is

diabetes is to blame and IF you would just…..everything would be all

rosy and the problems go away. Actually in much of the posting I

believe that blaming it on diabetes with the " if " included ultimately

concludes that it is the persons fault. The answers given to the

inquiry about nerve compression as well as child bearing are good

examples of this.

Diabetes is a serious malady with serious consequences but people

without diabetes can also have many of the same problems diabetics

do. The 2 subjects, compressed nerves and child bearing can be

aggravated by diabetes and should be given consideration but those

same problems effect nondiabetics also. The 2 cases in point may or

may not be diabetes related. But IF they are deal with it, as anyone

would have to.

In life almost everything has risks and anything worth while has

costs. If you want another baby would it be so terrible if it

ultimately cost you your pancrease? Baby or not, you cannot know the

future of your diabetes. The future is unknown, the costs cannot be

determined, but if you want another child aim for that.

~*****In loving Memory- Sierra Iris****

Betty

[Guest guest]

, you need time to heal about your loss of baby. As for diabetes, it

takes time to see what works for you in medicines and foods and excercise.

It is a pain sometimes to balance them all, but after time you will find

what works for you...we can give you suggestions of what works for us, but

it boils down to testing to see what your body will tolerate in

food...including allergies to foods as well as the glucose.

You'll get tidbits that will help...

but also it is trial-and-error more than anything else since this is such an

individual thing...diabetes.

I wish you well. Be kind to yourself. Take it day by day and you'll find

what works for you.

Blessings.

Tam

[Guest guest]

I'm new to the group and I don't know any of you yet but, I agree with Sandy.

There are hundreds of reasons why a woman might miscarry. , I am sorry

that someone on this list could be so insensitive. I thought this was a list to

lend each other support. I don't think it was meant for people to diagnose or I

should say misdiagnose one another. Vicki that was an uneducated and unnecessary

statement. Ann