Fire Me Boy! has passed away

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Diabetus that young?

Adult Onset/Type II Diabetes can be reversed with diet, exercise and mild medication.

FMB had Type I Diabetes, which is completely different and at this point in time, cannot be cured.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Adult Onset/Type II Diabetes can be reversed with diet, exercise and mild medication.

FMB had Type I Diabetes, which is completely different and at this point in time, cannot be cured.

How does type one actually kill someone that young?

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

How does type one actually kill someone that young?

Many sufferers of Type Diabetes are diagnosed at birth because their pancreas stops making (or some cases, never made) insulin. FMB was on kidney dialysis for quite some time but that doesn't reverse anything, it just allows the patient to live a bit longer.

There's no known cure for reversing the effects of Diabetes Type I and unfortunately, most sufferers die at an early age but usually not before having body parts amputated, as did FMB.

Mikey12345 had Type I Diabetes and after multiple amputations, died as well.

It's a terrible, terrible disease.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

The pancreas stops making insulin. FMB was on kidney dialysis for quite some time but that doesn't reverse anything, it just allows the patient to live a bit longer.

There's no known cure for reversing the effects of Diabetes Type I and unfortunately, most sufferers die at an early age but usually not before having body parts amputated.

Mikey12345 had Type I Diabetes and after multiple amputations, died as well.

It's a terrible, terrible disease.

Geez man, that really sucks... I feel awful for him and his wife now a widow at such a young age

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Many sufferers of Type Diabetes are diagnosed at birth because their pancreas stops making (or some cases, never made) insulin. FMB was on kidney dialysis for quite some time but that doesn't reverse anything, it just allows the patient to live a bit longer.

There's no known cure for reversing the effects of Diabetes Type I and unfortunately, most sufferers die at an early age but usually not before having body parts amputated, as did FMB.

Mikey12345 had Type I Diabetes and after multiple amputations, died as well.

It's a terrible, terrible disease.

Thanks, Dane. I remember Mikey had Type 1 as well. That shit is awful......

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Many sufferers of Type Diabetes are diagnosed at birth because their pancreas stops making (or some cases, never made) insulin. FMB was on kidney dialysis for quite some time but that doesn't reverse anything, it just allows the patient to live a bit longer.

There's no known cure for reversing the effects of Diabetes Type I and unfortunately, most sufferers die at an early age but usually not before having body parts amputated, as did FMB.

Mikey12345 had Type I Diabetes and after multiple amputations, died as well.

It's a terrible, terrible disease.

Dialysis just mechanically replaces kidney function after the disease killed the kidneys.

My grandpa was in it for 9 years. He had a kidney removed with cancer and then later the other one quit. It’s pretty hard on the body.

[Sorry]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Dialysis just mechanically replaces kidney function after the disease killed the kidneys.

My grandpa was in it for 9 years. He had a kidney removed with cancer and then later the other one quit. It’s pretty hard on the body.

My sweet cousin is on dialysis and still waiting for a transplant

[2112]

Originally Posted by Sorry

My sweet cousin is on dialysis and still waiting for a transplant

My friend got a kidney last January. He was doing 5 hours of dialysis 3 times a week and couldn’t drink more than 32 ounces of fluid a day. Now he’s basically normal again. The donor was his next door neighbor and she is in perfect health.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Many sufferers of Type Diabetes are diagnosed at birth because their pancreas stops making (or some cases, never made) insulin. FMB was on kidney dialysis for quite some time but that doesn't reverse anything, it just allows the patient to live a bit longer.

There's no known cure for reversing the effects of Diabetes Type I and unfortunately, most sufferers die at an early age but usually not before having body parts amputated, as did FMB.

Mikey12345 had Type I Diabetes and after multiple amputations, died as well.

It's a terrible, terrible disease.

Horrible.

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Adult Onset/Type II Diabetes can be reversed with diet, exercise and mild medication.

Ummmm...that doesn't agree with what I have been told. I will defer to any scholarly medical personnel on here but what I have been told the above is not always true.

I eat well.....no sugar, no sodas and stay away from foods that are not good for me. Drink decaf unsweetened tea and water....mostly eat chicken and seafood...alot of green veggies....follow my Dr's orders religiously and check my blood sugar 2 times a day.

Was told that even with all the above there is no reversing my Type 2 Diabetes

[luv]

Originally Posted by Mosbonian

Ummmm...that doesn't agree with what I have been told. I will defer to any scholarly medical personnel on here but what I have been told the above is not always true.

I eat well.....no sugar, no sodas and stay away from foods that are not good for me. Drink decaf unsweetened tea and water....mostly eat chicken and seafood...alot of green veggies....follow my Dr's orders religiously and check my blood sugar 2 times a day.

Was told that even with all the above there is no reversing my Type 2 Diabetes

I'm thinking maybe he meant to say managed instead of reversed. My mom is type 2, and she does not follow a correct diet. She has to take insulin and complains because she's apparently insulin resistant. I keep telling her that, if she would just follow doctor's orders, she wouldn't need insulin.

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by luv

I'm thinking maybe he meant to say managed instead of reversed. My mom is type 2, and she does not follow a correct diet. She has to take insulin and complains because she's apparently insulin resistant. I keep telling her that, if she would just follow doctor's orders, she wouldn't need insulin.

One of the biggest frustrations my Dr will talk about is his frustration with his patients who are Type 2 and don't follow their prescribed diets. It just shortens their time even more.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by luv

I'm thinking maybe he meant to say managed instead of reversed. My mom is type 2, and she does not follow a correct diet. She has to take insulin and complains because she's apparently insulin resistant. I keep telling her that, if she would just follow doctor's orders, she wouldn't need insulin.

Originally Posted by Mosbonian

Ummmm...that doesn't agree with what I have been told. I will defer to any scholarly medical personnel on here but what I have been told the above is not always true.

I eat well.....no sugar, no sodas and stay away from foods that are not good for me. Drink decaf unsweetened tea and water....mostly eat chicken and seafood...alot of green veggies....follow my Dr's orders religiously and check my blood sugar 2 times a day.

Was told that even with all the above there is no reversing my Type 2 Diabetes

In these cases, it sounds like it's genetic, in which Type II will eventually become Type I.

I have a friend who's father died from diabetes Type I in his early 60's. My friend has been on Metformin for years on end as a Type II diabetic but he's closing in on Type I, despite diet and exercise. It will happen eventually, if not soon, as his AIC is 7.4.

Those with Adult Onset/Type II diabetes can generally be reversed with weight loss, diet and exercise but if there's a family history of Diabetes Type I, the Type II could very likely become Type I as the person ages.

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

In these cases, it sounds like it's genetic, in which Type II will eventually become Type I.

I have a friend who's father died from diabetes Type I in his early 60's. My friend has been on Metformin for years on end as a Type II diabetic but he's closing in on Type I, despite diet and exercise. It will happen eventually, if not soon, as his AIC is 7.4.

Those with Adult Onset/Type II diabetes can generally be reversed with weight loss, diet and exercise but if there's a family history of Diabetes Type I, the Type II could very likely become Type I as the person ages.

Not in my case....my mom was Type 2 late onset into her 60's when it started. And she is the only person in my family both on my paternal and maternal side.

My Dr has never said anything about this becoming Type 1

Not saying you aren't right Dane...just never been something that has been imparted to me.