Re: Stigma of adult diabetes
- From: "jacquie" <happikat694@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 02:09:22 GMT
Beverly,
" I have actually experienced this by eating at mealtime although I am not
hungry and finding that EATING made me hungry. "
That happens to me at lunch...it is really hard to stop eating once I have
had lunch....My Dr told me the other day to put more fat into my lunch to
see what that does..good fat like more nuts...or avacados .....I tried it
today and it does seem to help get rid of that craving to eat.
jacquie
"Beverly" <beverly@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 20 Mar 2006 13:02:28 -0800, "laurarhe" <laurarhe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I wish this issue were as simple as some propose. Unfortunately, the
worst thing that I experience is being lumped in the general "diabetes"
category in the healthcare industry. I have to fight with my pharmacist
every month to convince him that traditional prescriptions for test
strips don't apply to me. MediCal, which I was on until recently, will
only give me 2 strips per day.
That's so odd because my health insurance will cover more strips per
day if the patient is using insulin as testing is necessary for dosage
control. This is different than the particular diagnoses being a
factor.
Try having control when you test twice a day. It is hell. I have dialy
lows and highs. I always say I wish I had type 2 diabetes. Then I could
do somehting more to control it. But instead I have type 1, and am in
college without the option of comprehensive health coverage. When an
insurance company lumps the two conditions together, it leaves people
in my position helpless to control their diabetes.
Last time I checked, testing supplies were still sold over the
counter. Sure, the expense sucks, but you are claiming helplessness
when, in truth, it seems as though you are more comfortable with
complaining than controlling.
Not only this, but because of the increased number of type 2 diabetics
(undeniably tied to an increase in obesity in the U.S., hence
"diabesity"), the price of diabetes supplies has spiked.
And trust me, I do my best. I eat under 100 grams of carbohydrate each
day. I bike all over the place. I test when I can and try to keep a
consistent schedule each day.
The reason I want to differentiate the two goes beyond this "stigma" I
proposed. I would like to see the two separated so that type 1
diabetics don't feel the brunt of the healthcare industry's wrath.
As for insulting type 2 diabetics, it's nominal compared to the offense
I take every time I pay $400 for a month's worth of supplies- needles,
insulin, test strips, lancets, etc.
As for the "noble kind" of diabetes, this is a patent misreading of my
message. Diabesity is unfortunate, but the fact remains it's
preventable and controllable. I hear time and time again about people
getting stomach surgery and eliminating their condition. Tell me again
how it's not self-induced.
Let's not be pretty, folks, because I live every second of my life with
a disease that I had not control over.
So because heredity dictates that a disease hits one later in life, it
is preventable and controllable? Well, I missed the boat on that one.
I suppose I should start my prevention for Alzheimer's now before I
get it. Is there some sort of transplant available for these
preventions?
Just for the record, I have been reading some articles with interest
(and man, I wished I had saved them to share with you) that questions
whether or not obesity is a RESULT of a genetic predisposition to T2.
People who have begun taking Byetta have lost weight because of the
phenomenon handled by the drug (it evens out the spikes in BG). As my
doctor explained to me,spikes in BG, whether up or down, can cause a
false hunger. Those with a genetic predisposition to T2 are likely to
experience the spikes LONG before they are diagnosed. I have actually
experienced this by eating at mealtime although I am not hungry and
finding that EATING made me hungry. Weird, huh?
So before you start feeling so sorry for yourself, think of the child
who is hungry for what feels like all the time, but will not be
diagnosed with diabetes until much later in life because hbA1c's are
not done routinely. Think of the damage that has occurred in a T2's
body over a period of time when their BG was uncontrolled, but their
fasting readings did not cause concern. I'd have PREFERED to have
been diagnosed early whether they call it T1, T2, or whatever other
name you want... it is a disease which may or may NOT be controlled
well.
I go to sleep every night wondering if a low blood sugar will claim my
life while I sleep. Now, if we could start by renaming the condition, then
move onto lobby the healthcare industry to differentiate the two so that
type 1 diabetes is covered like cerebal palsy is covered. Then I'll get
some
rest and work on being more 'polite.'
Did you ever think that your lack of politeness may cause people in
the healthcare industry to not want to help you as much? Believe it
or not, there is latitude (I have healthcare professionals bending
over backward to assist me), but it is unlikely that it will be
exercised for you if you make people angry.
Beverly
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