How much to MyLotters know about Type 1 (or Juvenile) Diabetes?

I love the topic Diabetes. Type 1 diabetes also known as Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus is commonly seen in people within ideal body weight or mostly slim. It's incidence is just 10% compared to Type 2 which has 90% incidence. Type 1 is of course treated with insulin as it is very obvious in the name alone. Diet and exercise can also bring a big help not only in Type 1 but on Type 2 as well. Hope that helps!

My husband was a 29 year Juvenile Diabetic until three years ago when he had a double transplant of a kidney and pancreas. He is no longer a diabetic but does have to monitor blood sugar on a regular basis in addition to his labwork that he has to do every few months since the transplant. He was in end stage kidney failure and on dialysis when he got on the transplant list. Before the transplant, he hated his life mainly because he was limited in what he could do. He worked just as hard as the next person up until his kidneys started failing then he went on disability and dialysis. I can't tell you how many times I witnessed him having seizures due to low blood sugar and once he was almost placed under arrest because he was "out of it" and refusing treatment and had become violent, but that was due to low blood sugar. I also witnessed it when his blood sugar was high and he was irritable until he could get it back down. It was heart wrenching for me because there was nothing I could do for him except try to get him stable until paramedics got to him. He never had the pump because the doctor told him that it can deliver insulin when it wasn't necessary. Yes, it can be devastating physically and mentally but a lot of times it depends on the individual and their doctor to make the determination of the person's limitations. I am in no way saying that your brother didn't do that, but I do know that for my husband, the depression didn't really set in until he had to quit work because that was his being was to work and do what he loved to do. Now, instead of an insulin bottle to carry around he has a daily bottle with anti-rejection meds and visits to the transplant clinic every few months for checkups on his organs and medication levels. My brother has type 2 Diabetes and it is because there is s history of diabetes in my family on my Mother's side. His is controlled completely by diet and exercise. I am very sorry for your loss.

I don't know much about diabetes, but I have heard that it is Type 1 and Type 2. My boss was diagnosed with diabetes back to the year 1999. When hearing of his getting this diabetes, we staff felt very upset for him because we want our boss to enjoy a good health as he has so much to do to run his teaching group as president of the comprehensive school. Ten years have passed. Our boss pays great attention to his diet, which is good for him. I do wish our boss would be free from diabetes some day soon without having to take any medicines...

I have had type 1 diabetes now for 11 years and I find that most people do not have a great understanding of diabetes. The most often comment i recieve is 'oh does that mean you have too much sugar because u eat too many sweets' which can be rather annoying sometimes and leads me to explain to them what diabetes is all about. It can certainly be hard at times living with it but you come to accept it!