Re: metaylorokc/youthful diagnosis

[Guest guest]

" WOW your rather young like me. Im only 25 and was diagnosed in May 2004. Im

still very freaked out about the feeling that now this will keep me from

living

a long life, but I try to keep 2 thoughts in mind 1) there are plenty of

diabetics who have lived with this 50 years etc 2) there are young people who

die

in car wrecks or from cancer, so life is not guarentteed!

Best of luck with everything! "

Like you, I was in my 20's when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (29 to

be exact). I am almost 31 now. It came as such a shock. It was the last

thing I expected to happen to me. I was in great shape, I exercised regularly

and

ate well. At first I was upset and felt cheated but then I stopped myself

and thought about how grateful I was it didn't happen to me as a child. I was

lucky enough to have a normal carefree childhood.

Now, I am determined not to let this disease break me. I am still in the gym

regularly and am thinking about training for my first triathlon. I have just

signed up for some swimming lessons since that is my weakest area and am

really excited about it. I am just waiting for my son to turn 1 because I am

hoping he will be a little less dependent on me by that time and will tolerate

slightly longer absences. When I do finally compete in my first tri, I am

hoping

to do it in honor of diabetes research so hopefully we can live the rest of

our lives, our children can live their lives, and all of our loved one's will

be able to live without the burden of this disease.

There is so much out there that you can still achieve, so although it is

frustrating keep your head held high and take pride in all of your

accomplishments. This is just one small facet of who you are and who you will

be.

All the Best,

[Guest guest]

> I am just waiting for my son to turn 1 because I am

> hoping he will be a little less dependent on me by that time and will

> tolerate

> slightly longer absences.

>

eerr not to burst your bubble...tolerate mommy being absent??? Seriously

though, he will be able to be away from you a bit longer, especially after he

starts drinking from sippy cups, so did you have your son after your diabetes?

im

still really debating whether to get my tubes doen or wait and try for a

second someday.

[Guest guest]

I actually found out I was pregnant the same day I was in the ER finding out

I was diabetic.

Despite my symptoms, extreme thirst and chronic fatigue I decided to still

try and conceive that month. (I already have an almost 4 year old daughter) 5

days later I was in the ER with vision so blurry I couldn't see 3 feet in front

of me and was weak as a kitten. The doctor there told me he had never

detected a pregnancy so early. He told me to wait and see it might not stick.

Of course it did. I spent a very stressful two weeks fighting with my HMO to

get to see the specialists I needed. Including a high risk OB.

The first Endocrinologist I saw told me to have an abortion. She said that

the first two weeks are the most crucial to have your blood sugars down and

mine weren't.(especially because they sent me home from the ER that day with

nothing more than a diagnosis, no treatment plan. They said that was for me to

go

over with my GP who didn't know how to proceed and referred me on to the

Endocrinologist which took a little over a week. Which meant that my

skyrocketing

diabetes went untreated the first two weeks of my pregnancy.)

A few days after my meeting with her I finally got in to see a high risk OB

which my husband and I fought very hard with the HMO to get. He reassured me

that although it is very important to keep my sugars down for the for the first

two weeks of my pregnancy to have an abortion was unnecessary and to wait for

the 18 week scan where they could see if any damage had been done to the

baby. He told me all was not lost, he had seen people with higher numbers have

perfectly healthy babies.

Of course the initial diagnosis stuck with me, I didn't want to tell anyone I

was pregnant until that 18 week scan. My family was saying things like,

, you sure are gaining weight with your diabetes.

I stuck to his treatment plan for the rest of my pregnancy and very

diligently followed all of his recommendations and of course had a very happy

ending to

my story. My son is perfectly healthy no complications whatsoever.

He is of course at increased risk of one day becoming diabetic. ( I know

this because we agreed to take part in a study which looks at " at risk infants "

and they conducted a genetic test which confirmed this.) They are looking at

dietary triggers in babies considered at risk. The theory is that the

introduction of cows milk proteins trigger diabetes in later life. Which is why

I

have chosen to breastfeed until he is at least 1 when these proteins aren't

considered a risk. (Thus, that is when I am hoping to get a little more freedom

from him to pursue my triathlon)

Anyway, I know this was very long winded but that is my story. So I would

strongly encourage you not to have your tubes tied just yet because you can have

a beautiful, healthy child despite being diabetic. Just get control over

your diabetes and listen to your OB and you will be fine. If you do decide to

have another I will be here to lend my support and encouragement. It can be a

bit nerve wracking at times so I would be happy share anything I may have

learned through my experiences.

All the best,

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on your beautiful Son... that is wonderful, maybe by the

time they think that he might be really at risk, they will have a cure for

this... thanks for being in the study and helping to make that happen..

Carmen

[Guest guest]

> .(especially because they sent me home from the ER that day with

> nothing more than a diagnosis, no treatment plan.  They said that was for me

> to go

> over with my GP who didn't know how to proceed and referred me on to the

> Endocrinologist which took a little over a week.  Which meant that my

> skyrocketing

> diabetes went untreated the first two weeks of my pregnancy.

>

Oh how terrible, unfortunatly the more I talk to people all over the country

the more I realize this is how 90% of the hospitals are anymore.

[Guest guest]

> Anyway, I know this was very long winded but that is my story.  So I would

> strongly encourage you not to have your tubes tied just yet because you can

> have

> a beautiful, healthy child despite being diabetic.  Just get control over

> your diabetes and listen to your OB and you will be fine.  If you do decide

> to

> have another I will be here to lend my support and encouragement.  It can be

> a

> bit nerve wracking at times so I would be happy share anything I may have

> learned through my experiences.

>

Thank you so much for sharing all of your story, it makes me a bit more

reasured that I can have a baby with this. I think my biggest fear is i was

soooo

sick with when I wasnt diabetic, then oh my how will I handle it when I

am diabetic. But life works out as it should. Glad you and your baby turned

out fine for the experiences you had!

[Guest guest]

I happy for you I was never had children because of my

diabeties and take care Trudy

--- Cntndng@... wrote:

> I actually found out I was pregnant the same day I

> was in the ER finding out

> I was diabetic.

> Despite my symptoms, extreme thirst and chronic

> fatigue I decided to still

> try and conceive that month. (I already have an

> almost 4 year old daughter) 5

> days later I was in the ER with vision so blurry I

> couldn't see 3 feet in front

> of me and was weak as a kitten. The doctor there

> told me he had never

> detected a pregnancy so early. He told me to wait

> and see it might not stick.

>

> Of course it did. I spent a very stressful two

> weeks fighting with my HMO to

> get to see the specialists I needed. Including a

> high risk OB.

>

> The first Endocrinologist I saw told me to have an

> abortion. She said that

> the first two weeks are the most crucial to have

> your blood sugars down and

> mine weren't.(especially because they sent me home

> from the ER that day with

> nothing more than a diagnosis, no treatment plan.

> They said that was for me to go

> over with my GP who didn't know how to proceed and

> referred me on to the

> Endocrinologist which took a little over a week.

> Which meant that my skyrocketing

> diabetes went untreated the first two weeks of my

> pregnancy.)

>

> A few days after my meeting with her I finally got

> in to see a high risk OB

> which my husband and I fought very hard with the HMO

> to get. He reassured me

> that although it is very important to keep my sugars

> down for the for the first

> two weeks of my pregnancy to have an abortion was

> unnecessary and to wait for

> the 18 week scan where they could see if any damage

> had been done to the

> baby. He told me all was not lost, he had seen

> people with higher numbers have

> perfectly healthy babies.

>

> Of course the initial diagnosis stuck with me, I

> didn't want to tell anyone I

> was pregnant until that 18 week scan. My family was

> saying things like,

> , you sure are gaining weight with your

> diabetes.

>

> I stuck to his treatment plan for the rest of my

> pregnancy and very

> diligently followed all of his recommendations and

> of course had a very happy ending to

> my story. My son is perfectly healthy no

> complications whatsoever.

>

> He is of course at increased risk of one day

> becoming diabetic. ( I know

> this because we agreed to take part in a study which

> looks at " at risk infants "

> and they conducted a genetic test which confirmed

> this.) They are looking at

> dietary triggers in babies considered at risk. The

> theory is that the

> introduction of cows milk proteins trigger diabetes

> in later life. Which is why I

> have chosen to breastfeed until he is at least 1

> when these proteins aren't

> considered a risk. (Thus, that is when I am hoping

> to get a little more freedom

> from him to pursue my triathlon)

>

> Anyway, I know this was very long winded but that is

> my story. So I would

> strongly encourage you not to have your tubes tied

> just yet because you can have

> a beautiful, healthy child despite being diabetic.

> Just get control over

> your diabetes and listen to your OB and you will be

> fine. If you do decide to

> have another I will be here to lend my support and

> encouragement. It can be a

> bit nerve wracking at times so I would be happy

> share anything I may have

> learned through my experiences.

>

> All the best,

>

>

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