Question 1

what long term effects do unstable blood sugar have on your body?

Accepted Answer

Many: Long term uncontroled blood sugar affects your micro- circulation, those small blood vessels that provide nurishment to your retina(your eye camera), your kidneys ( your body filter) and your small nerves (those who give you sensation of pain and let your skin know when it is being damged. Accelarates other problems like coronary heaart disease and senile dementia.

Question 2

even if you treat blood incompatibility, are there any long-term effects?

Accepted Answer

None come to mind: Today blood incompadibility comes up mostly for newborns but may arise with transfusions. The issues are generally transient & resolve once the time limited antibodies have disappeared. If blood breakdown was monitored and toxic effects were minimized  at the time, there is no reason to anticipate further problems.

Question 3

are there any long term effects on the mom if she has blood incompatibility with her baby?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Blood group or type incompatibility happens if the baby is rh positive and the mother is rh negative or if the baby has a or b blood type and mother has o blood type. Depending on the number of pregnancies, miscarriages, Rhogam shots etc, mother could be sensitized and might develop antibodies which can easily cross the placenta and affect the next baby (jaundice, severe anemia etc);.

Question 4

what are the long term effects of hyper parathyroid problems. had surgery so blood now normall. but had condition for a long time.

Accepted Answer

Continue: to monitor your PTH and calcium. Watch out for Constipation, polyuria, recurrent UTI or Kidney stones.

Question 5

i had a major blood infection last year (sepsis) no insurance so minimal health care. is there any long term effects i should be concerned about?

Accepted Answer

Most of the time no: In general if someone has sepsis and recovers there is no long term effect of the sepsis per se.  The condition that placed someone at risk for sepsis may persist and need care. For example someone who has a chronic disease ( copd, kidney failure, cancer) may have gotten sepsis as a consequence of the disease and the underlying illness would still need care.

Question 6

what are the long term effects of phentermine use?  i have been taking them for 3 years for weightloss and have experienced no raise in blood pressure

Accepted Answer

Phentermine: Don't: Three years? Have you lost weight? Are you continuing to lose weight?  What was your weight three years ago and what is it today?

Your heart rhythm may be damaged. You may have excess heart muscle.  This medication becomes physically addictive.  I no of absolutely any ethical physician who would put you on this medicine in the first place or keep you on it for three years.  This is bad medicine.

Question 7

my shoulders and arms fall asleep at night while i sleep. will this have any long term effects? i am worried about it causing blood clots.

Accepted Answer

Sleeping habits: It may be that you are falling asleep on top of your arms, or with your neck in a crooked position, causing compression of a nerve.  If a nerve is compressed for long enough, you will develop paresthesias, the medical term for "pins and needles."  this improves with changing position or shaking the affected arm.  Changing your pillow or sleeping surface may reduce  falling asleep on your arms.

Question 8

when donating blood is it better to do a whole blood donation or apheresis?

Accepted Answer

Apheresis: Is associated with less dizziness since they give you some of the blood volume back so you may feel a bit better vs whole blood donation.

Question 9

i am thinking of donating blood very soon, but i have smoked weed within the past month, am i still able to donate?

Accepted Answer

Donating blood: When you donate, they'll ask questions about your health, travel, and sexual history to make sure it's safe for you to donate, and for your blood to be in the system.  They don't routinely ask questions about marijuana use.  But should your blood be tested for this, it could show up positive depending on how frequently and when you use.

Question 10

save lives by donating blood 3 times a year."  is it safe to donate blood 3 times a year? i want to donate blood but i'm not sure if it'll affect me.

Accepted Answer

It is safe.: The only potential problem with donating too often is developing iron deficiency from the loss of blood.  The blood bank checks before taking blood to be sure you are not anemic.  If you plan to donate frequently, taking a multi-vitamin with iron is probably a good idea.  You are definitely saving lives when you donate blood.

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What are the long term effects of hyper parathyroid problems. had surgery so blood now normall. but had condition for a long time.

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I had a major blood infection last year (sepsis) no insurance so minimal health care. is there any long term effects i should be concerned about?

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What are the long term effects of phentermine use? i have been taking them for 3 years for weightloss and have experienced no raise in blood pressure

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My shoulders and arms fall asleep at night while i sleep. will this have any long term effects? i am worried about it causing blood clots.

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When donating blood is it better to do a whole blood donation or apheresis?

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I am thinking of donating blood very soon, but i have smoked weed within the past month, am i still able to donate?

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Save lives by donating blood 3 times a year." is it safe to donate blood 3 times a year? i want to donate blood but i'm not sure if it'll affect me.

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