Hi - I've heard your ad on the radio re the Disney World run in January. My Dad had type 11 Diabetes & didn't make it out of quadruple heart surgery 8 years ago & recently my Mom was diagnosed with type 11 as well. I love to run so would like more details please. When in January & how does it work re fund raising etc.
Thanks! Karen
nel peach
· 1 year ago
Hello Marathoners Buzz and Dan ,
Could you please clarify a few questions for me Dan ? I have been reading and re-reading about Tammy's diagnosis living with diabetes and am confused , as I am sure a few of us are , since diabetes is so complex .
It is my understanding, that type one diabetes is a different disease than type two diabetes . Type one does not produce insulin or initially very little ( honey moon stage ) , so requires insulin injections on a daily basis ; type two ( insulin resistent ) could be controlled by diet initially and or medication . Eventually, as the disease progresses the type two may require insulin . A blood test called c-peptide will qualify if the pancreas is not producing enough insulin ; these patients require life sustaining insulin therapy . And to add more ...pregnant ladies may suffer from gestational diabetes ( treated with insulin ) . After the baby is born , the Mom may require insulin at a later date ( type 1 ) or medication ( type 2 , insulin resistant ) My confusion is , that Tammy living with diabetes story indicates , that she was originally diagnosed as a type 1 , controlled with diet only ? By the time Tammy left the hospital , she was diagnosed as a type 2 person with diabetes using insulin ?
All my best to Tammy , Ben and you and a happy , healthy life . nel P. PS I am not a medical person ; like to learn more . Living with type 1 diabetes for over 25 years ( and originally misdiagnosed as a type 2 , at age 42 ) .
buzzbishop
· 1 year ago
@karen thanks for the interest.. i'll get the Team D people to contact you asap.
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When in January & how does it work re fund raising etc.
Thanks!
Karen
Could you please clarify a few questions for me Dan ?
I have been reading and re-reading about Tammy's diagnosis living with diabetes and am confused , as I am sure a few of us are , since diabetes is so complex .
It is my understanding, that type one diabetes is a different disease than type two diabetes . Type one does not produce insulin or initially very little ( honey moon stage ) , so requires insulin injections on a daily basis ; type two ( insulin resistent ) could be controlled by diet initially and or medication . Eventually, as the disease progresses the type two may require insulin .
A blood test called c-peptide will qualify if the pancreas is not producing enough insulin ; these patients require life sustaining insulin therapy .
And to add more ...pregnant ladies may suffer from gestational diabetes ( treated with insulin ) . After the baby is born , the Mom may require insulin at a later date
( type 1 ) or medication ( type 2 , insulin resistant )
My confusion is , that Tammy living with diabetes story indicates , that she was originally diagnosed as a type 1 , controlled with diet only ?
By the time Tammy left the hospital , she was diagnosed as a type 2 person with diabetes using insulin ?
All my best to Tammy , Ben and you and a happy , healthy life .
nel P.
PS I am not a medical person ; like to learn more .
Living with type 1 diabetes for over 25 years ( and originally misdiagnosed as a type 2 , at age 42 ) .