The trick is to get a GOOD diabetic doctor who specializes in diabetes. Using a regular family doctor, or even an endocrinologist specialist, just won't cut it.
Eyes are also very important. get them imaged often. Also, health insurance for the rest of his life is a must, so job planning needs to take that in mind. Insulin is expensive, and cannot be lived without (for long). But at his age, very doable. If you treat it like an opportunity to live how you SHOULD be living anyway (healthy), not much will change. It is the best chronic disease you can get. On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 12:37 PM, Ian Skinner <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2/4/2010 9:01 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > Just found out my 20 yo nephew got diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. I'm > ignorant of what diabetes does and how it affects your life...what's my > nephew in for? > > > > Type 1, aka Juvenile Diabetes, is the inherited form of the disease. > He's in for daily insulin shots and watching his diet. But if he is a > good boy and does not pig out on carbohydrates and|or improperly doses > his insulin, he can live a long and healthy life. > > If he is not, untreated or improperly treated diabetes does lead to > kidney failure, blindness and possible loss of feet and|or hands. Basic > high blood sugar acts like an acid and destroys capillary blood vessels. > > Modern treatments are always improving, he may be eligable for a > pancreas (the organ that produces natural insulin) transplant which > could be a permanat treatment. But of course that is major surgery with > the obvious risk of organ rejection so is something to take lightly. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:311641 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
