you have the diabetes

 

i has asthma, you has asthma?

 

lay off the cannibis

 

+1, +1.

my mom's had diabetes since she was five years old. it's always in the back of my head that i might have it some day.

not yet though

 

Werd my friend just found out he had it and he said the first thing he noticed was he was mad thirsty all the time.
True
like I am nowh:

 

with my family history of it, its always on my mind and lately more so. it's not like it costs me any more than my $20 copay to go to the dr and say test me. i hate having blood drawn but i think i can deal.

peace of mind yo

negatory

 

just find someone with diabetes and have them test it real quick.

my mom is in the works of getting something implanted in her that automatically keeps track of her blood sugar, then communicates with her pump, which will give her the correct amount of insulin. she pretty much won't have to do much

 

thats not really gonna tell you if you have diabetes ... thats just gonna tell you what your blood sugar level is and/or if its off. they do a special kind of test to check if you actually have diabetes

 

well if it's like 300, then it'll kind of let you know.

 

That special check is just a blood sugar panel or series of tests-

Usually it's a fasting glucose, random, or glucose tolerance test; If his fasting glucose isn't around 100 mg/dl he has some form of hyper/hypoglycemia (depending +/-)... and if his blood sugar is like 250+mg/dl after taking a few sips of juice then I'd say it's a pretty good indication

Not to worry though, diabetes is manageable- the hard part is getting insurance to cover the easier treatments; though I guess with the newer pens even the direct injections are fairly easy... and you don't look like you're shooting up whenever you have to well... shoot up.

Minimed pumps are the shit still though. They even have ones that track glucose levels now- though I'd suggest to still test regularly as they can be almost 30 minutes behind actual levels.

ALSO there has been a big push for diabetes cures in recent years, there is even a few procedures already being pioneered that say that they can effectively cure type II diabetes (something about shortening the intestines?)- so theres some hope on the horizon for people suffering