[Diabetes-talk] "Too Young for Insulin?"

Wed Feb 27 11:23:03 UTC 2013

Having studied medical billing, we also had to take anatomy and study the systems of the body, including the endocrin system which is run by the pancreas.  That keeps in line. Unfortunately, with Autoimmune Disease. No not AIDS.  
When we have Diabetes it affects every single system in the body through the Circulatory System, which moves your blood around.
That is why, having diabetes affects even your teeth because of the calcium. I have lost all mine, you wouldn't know it because I went dentures.  We are prone to early Osteoporisis and other diseases.
Such as kidney problems; I had to go on dialysis in 2002, for those that do not know and new to the list, I was on dialysis from 2002-2005 and am 8 years post kidney transplant.
So we need not to play around with this disease.  Yes we need a primary care doctor, we also need someone that specializes in diabetes and Endocrinologist and possibly other specialists to see once a year to make sure the other issues in our bodies are well.
I only saw a primary care doctor for years, until I found out that my primary care doctor, didn't give me the preventative medications for my kidneys, etc.
So when I lost my vision in 2001 from suffering from Diabetic Retinopathy for over 15 years, my eye doctor, told me to get a full work up to see if anything else is going on, since my vision loss was very fast and not gradual.  That is when I found out from my new doctor, since the other one retired, that I was in stage 3 of kidney failure and the next stage would mean dialysis or a kidney transplant in May 2002, 4 months after that visit I started my first dialysis treatment.
There are many of us, who have had complications to this disease. We are here to educate our experiences as well as, give first hand experience.
If you do not know of the specialists in your area, contact your health insurance companies and Medicare, many of them have special programs built into your policies that cover not only medications but also specialists.
I know with my insurance the last day of the month, I do not have a co-payment for my insulin or diabetic medications. This isn't the insulin pump supplies but the insulin itself. Wellness visits to specialists, discounts at local gyms and so much more.

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> From: everett at everettgavel.com
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:47:40 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] "Too Young for Insulin?"
> 
> Hi Bridgit, and all,
> 
> Bridgit, I don't know, honestly. Never cared to 
> research it. But several years ago, docs told me a 
> couple things I'd never heard before, and was 
> amazed at. Yet both seem true and have pretty much 
> been playing themselves out. The first is that 
> supposedly insulin builds up calcium deposits on 
> your bone joints over time. If that's true, the 
> old standby some Diabetics use, saying, if they 
> eat more, they'll just take more insulin, etc., 
> well, that has an additional consequence now, if 
> this is true. And honestly, I would argue for it 
> being true rather than against it, as it sure 
> seems like what's been hapening over the years. If 
> I was to get arrested and put in cuffs, they might 
> pull my shoulder, as I can these days barely touch 
> my hands together behind my back anymore. Yes, I 
> admit, I don't stretch much at all, but never 
> really have, and I'm far less flexible than I was 
> 10-20 years ago -- and I'm only 42, not old yet.
> 
> Second thing was that high blood sugar levels 
> affect *all* of your body, even your teeth. Now, 
> this is simple, common sense I suppose. But it 
> never quite hit me, about it affecting my teeth, 
> too, y'know? It was just a sort of, "Duh," moment 
> for me. ;-)
> 
> 
> Strive On!
> Everett
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > Why does insulin affect calcium deposits?
> >
> 
> 
> 
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