hypoglycemia

[javan]

please explain diabetes to me. i go to websites and books and still don't really understand what happens to you all. i have a blood sugar problem that is labeled borderline hypoglycemia. my blood sugar is always low and many times goes under normal. i know some of the things that cause this but i can't understand the whole process for diabetics.

my nurses and doctors tell me if i don't take care of my blood sugar now i may end up with diabetes.

 

[Merlin]

Our minds constantly monitor all of our bodily functions, blood sugar level being one.
We need a certain availability of sugar as that is what our mucles 'eat'.

Sometimes our minds mistakenly allow too much or too little sugar to be available.

Too little and your muscles starve.
Too much and our bodily organs don't know how to handle it.
Sometimes other organs, like kidneys, try in vain to filter out the sugar.

 

[Rut]

Here is some links:

1. what is diabetes
- http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/riskfortype2/

- http://www.endocrineweb.com/diabetes/

- http://www.emedicinehealth.com/diabetes/article_em.htm

2.The pnacreas function on bloodsuger

- http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4743

- http://www.endocrineweb.com/pancreas.html

I hope these links can help you

 

[Singing Bush]

please explain diabetes to me.

Howdy Javan. That's quite a request as there are multiple forms and stages of diabetes. Without knowing a bit more detail I fear I'd just overwhelm you with information mostly unrelated to your own particular situation.

my nurses and doctors tell me if i don't take care of my blood sugar now i may end up with diabetes.

Hmm... that's curious. Although I'm obviously no doctor, I have not heard of hypoglycemia frequently being a precursor to diabetes. Most often it's the other way around, hyperglycemia leads to diabetes (or is a symptom of) and excess insulin intake (by patient injection) will lead to accidental hypoglycemia. Would you mind sharing a bit more about what your problem and its history are?

Hopefully Rut's websites helped out some.

 

[javan]

thank you guys. i still have to get more tests done for all this. so far all the doctors, nurses, and i know is that my blood sugar is constantly low. i did some reading that says a hormone imbalance can cause hypoglycemia, and various other things (like diabetes).

i just got curious and kept finding very uninforming websites about diabetes. i will try the ones you suggested.

 

[Rut]

If you not think the websites give you some information tell me then I can see if I can find something else

 

[javan]

thank you rut. i like your dress!