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Diseases that mimic diabetes
A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Yes and no: Diabetes is serious, incurable, a major disturbance in metabolism, predisposes people to atherosclerosis, predisposes to small vessel disease, causes ... Read More
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Dr. Jenni Ramseyanswered
Pharmacy 18 years experience
A disease. : According to the american diabetes association, "diabetes mellitus (mel-ih-tus), or simply, diabetes, is a group of diseases characterized by high blo... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Yes to both: Diabetes is a couple of diseases that have widespread effects on almost every part of the body.
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43 years experience
Disease: Diabetes is a chronic disease which can effect virtually any part of the body.
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Dr. Thomas Hestonanswered
Family Medicine 31 years experience
Metabolic: It is a endocrine disease. The medical specialty that focuses on this category of diseases is endocrinology.
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Dr. David Sneidanswered
Endocrinology 43 years experience
Find a friend with: A glucose monitor and do a finger stick on yourself. The normal and when to do it are on diabetes.Org or check w/your doctor.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Amy Deekenanswered
Pathology 22 years experience
Yes: It is a known association of type i or childhood onset diabetes. About 10% of these types of diabetics also have celiac disease. Adult onset diabete... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Not quite: Diabetes can affect the nervous system but the cause of diabetes is not the nervous system. For example, poorly controlled diabetes can lead to neurop... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Quang Nguyenanswered
Specializes in Endocrinology
2 different diseases: Diabetes is a disorder where your blood sugar runs high. Addison's disease is a disease at the adrenal gland where it fails to produce its hormones. ... Read More
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Dr. Hamsa Jayarajanswered
Internal Medicine 56 years experience
High antioxidant: A recent study shows daily consumtion of berries decreases the incidence of strokes 33%- blueberry, strawberry, black berry & raspberry etc.High in vi... Read More
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Dr. Romanth Waghmaraeanswered
Pain Management 41 years experience
Gastroparesis: No you do not die from gastroparesis. You will have to modify how and what you eat. You should be able ti live a full life. They have to find a cause ... Read More
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