Question 1

for type 2 diabetes, if someone has to choose between whole grain sorghum flour and whole grain wheat flour, which one of the two would b better?

Accepted Answer

Sorghum: It digests slower, slowing the rise of serum glucose, therefore allowing for better control of diabetes. While this benefit is small, sorghum also has the bonus of being gluten-free, and it grows well in drought conditions.

Question 2

what is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? are there anymore forms or types ?

Accepted Answer

Making insulin: The basic difference is in making your own insulin.In type one, something kills off the insulin production in your pancreas.Since it is needed to move glucose from the blood into the cells, you must get it from an outside source or your blood level goes up too much &amp; you eventually die. In type 2, you can make it but it doesn't work as effectively.You take extra or pills that make it work better.

Question 3

i was new in diabetea disease.. is there some one explain to me what is diabetes type 1 and type 2? thank you...

Accepted Answer

Type 1 vs type 2: To use an analogy, Insulin is like a taxicab that takes sugar from the blood and delivers it into cells where it can be used or stored.Without insulin, the sugar can do nothing but build up in the blood, making it thick and spilling into the urine. In type 1, you no longer make insulin, so you must give it all by shot.In type 2 you make some, but not enough for your size.Extra is often given.

Question 4

are people with diabetes type 1 generally not overweight compared to type 2?

Accepted Answer

Generally true: However, obesity is linked with an increased incidence of type 1 diabetes also.

Question 5

i was diagnosed with type one diabetes when i was around 18. that was two years ago. i don't have insurance because finding and keeping a job with my illness is difficult when i am not getting treatment. what can i do?

Accepted Answer

Contact : Contact your local county hospital for help with free or low income programs. Let them know you are a type 1 diabetic and you need treatment. Also ask to speak with a social worker. He/she will be able to assist you. Once you get a primary care provider your abdominal pain can be worked up. You could be dealing with diabetic gastroparesis, lactose intolerance, chronic pancreatitis, etc. It is difficult to say. Hopefully the endoscopy can be done as well.
Good  luck in finding a doctor. There is help out there. It just takes a little effort on your part.

Question 6

i read one word niddm. is it another word for diabetes type 2.

Accepted Answer

Yes: Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (niddm) used to be synonymous with diabetes type 2.  However, we all know type 2 diabetics who require Insulin so it is not a good description of the disease.  The difference is that type 2 diabetes is not due to a lack of Insulin production but rather an inability to respond adequately to Insulin - so more Insulin is needed to overcome that limitation.

Question 7

can one get rid of type 2 diabetes with excercise and a good diet?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes: Sometimes diet and exercise leading to weight loss (if you are overweight) can lead to the prevention of diabetes type 2. If you already have diabetes type 2, diet and exercise may decrease your reliance upon medications, but it would be wise to still follow your blood sugars regularly.

Question 8

i am almost 21 and i have type 1 diabetes i'm curious. is it ok to drink a drink or two that have low alcohol percentage?

Accepted Answer

Concerns: About ketone overproduction leading to acidosis with alcohol consumption exist. Drunkeness can lead to impaired consciousness and you made not detect a low blood sugar which can lead to death. Be careful and aware of your condition.

Question 9

i'm diabetes patient and i check my diabetes type 2 for a year and also my result was 6.5 for whole one year and im new patient so am l well?

Accepted Answer

Improving: A hga1c of 6.5 is still diabetic. If by using healthy eating habits and more exercise one lowers the hg a1c, one greatly improves one's health but one does not restore the ability to eat sugar or foods that quickly turn into sugar. Read the will power instinct by kelly mcgonigal to stay healthy: eat 6 small healthy meals, breathe and relax, move  through the day, and sleep 8 hours.

Question 10

type 1 diabetes and proteinuria is it ok to live a normal life with these two things? im am so worried for my 13yrdaughter who recently was diagnosis w this

Accepted Answer

Prognostic finding: 40% of type 1 diabetics and 10% of type 2 diabetics go on to have renal dysfunction.  The early marker for both is the presence of proteiinuria.

The rate of decline, and importance of glucose control are still within your control.  Your physician can advise on strategies to preserve renal function like acei inhibitors or a2rb's.

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For type 2 diabetes, if someone has to choose between whole grain sorghum flour and whole grain wheat flour, which one of the two would b better?

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What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? are there anymore forms or types ?

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I was new in diabetea disease.. is there some one explain to me what is diabetes type 1 and type 2? thank you...

A member asked:

Are people with diabetes type 1 generally not overweight compared to type 2?

A member asked:

I was diagnosed with type one diabetes when i was around 18. that was two years ago. i don't have insurance because finding and keeping a job with my illness is difficult when i am not getting treatment. what can i do?

A member asked:

I read one word niddm. is it another word for diabetes type 2.

A member asked:

Can one get rid of type 2 diabetes with excercise and a good diet?

A member asked:

I am almost 21 and i have type 1 diabetes i'm curious. is it ok to drink a drink or two that have low alcohol percentage?

A member asked:

I'm diabetes patient and i check my diabetes type 2 for a year and also my result was 6.5 for whole one year and im new patient so am l well?

A member asked:

Type 1 diabetes and proteinuria is it ok to live a normal life with these two things? im am so worried for my 13yrdaughter who recently was diagnosis w this

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