Answers: Diabetes

I read on the doctors wall where they have posters informing you of different diseases and they had one where diabetes can hurt your skin and said "Protect Your Skin" And I am just curious to know. How does diabetes hurt your skin? What would your skin look like when it is [...]

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By this I mean, prediabetes, diabetes type 2, or only if the patient refuses to accept treatment?
Also, my doc said I have slightly high blood sugar. I am only 20 years old and of average weight. Will my blood sugar always be above normal for the rest of my life? What can I do to [...]

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1)if ure dad has diabetes type 2 will i get it as well??? im wouldnt say i was fat…. i drink a lot of water qas well…???
2) also if u were born before ure dad found out he was diabetic can u still get it???

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If I’m 14 years old, not overweight, no history of diabetes in the family, consumed lots of sugar (I used to drink lots of coke), has primary diabetes symptoms of thirst and lots of urination and my urine is pretty colorless or pale. Could I have, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, diabetes insipidus or [...]

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so if diabetes just means your blood sugar is really high, then cant you just eat less sugar and it will go down?
is it like, if you get to that high point something breaks and you have diabetes forever?
if not then doesn’t everyone technically have diabetes , just most are keeping it under control?
can you [...]

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Type 2 diabetes runs in my family, both my grandma and my dad have it. My diet isn't the best in the first place, but I want to do my best to try and avoid getting diabetes in the future.

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In December last year my husband started 3-day a week dialysis after many hospitalizations and has been diagnosed with ESRD. He also has diabetes type 2, CHF, and an AFIB condition. I have read some answers here regarding life expectancy -that with ESRD and with no transplant, approx 5 year life expectancy [...]

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Last week, my 56 yo dad got diagnosed with diabetes type 2 with insulin dependency. For some reason, there was too much iron in his liver which lead to his pancreas not producing enough insulin.
Im 22 now, is there a chance I will get it to later in life? If so what are the chances?
My [...]

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I have type 2 diabetes, and severely high tryglycerides, and chronic pancreatitus. I have already had to have a portion of my pancreas removed. I just want to know how it all ties together, and what exactly do tryglycerides do?

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I was just wondering how long it takes to get diabetes type 2.

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