My health I bought into the stupid BS about all My health problems being linked to my consumption of diet drinks. At this point I began the downward spiral of bad health illness and decline in strength and persistent pain losing my health jobs, insurance and almost My life and finally My house. So I have drifted a bit off point here and that is that one of the byproducts or symptoms of being diabetic is elevated blood sugars which causes the person in question to have a problem fighting off infection and in some people high instances of ear infections.

Of coarse every child with ear infections is not diabetic or pre-diabetic, but the likelihood of an undiagnosed diabetic child having a problem with ear infections is defiantly higher than normal. The most important thing I hope anybody takes from any of this here is do not ever accept anything as fact without questioning the motive and agendas of others and their biases and if you suspect for any reason that you are hyper or hypoglycemic talk to your doctor about it or if he or she won’t listen go to Walmart and buy an A1c test for 10 dollars and if a problem is indicated bring the results to another doctor. I know a stigma exists for diabetics type 2 as if you were to believe what you are told type 2 diabetes is caused by being overweight and all you have to do in order to believe this is ignore the fact that all overweight people are not diabetic or even pre-diabetic or that 20% of type 2 diabetics are not overweight also neglected is the fact that there is a rise in the number of type 1 cases. It is much more likely that being overweight is a symptom and not the cause.

The problem is quite simple pre-diabetes is an insurance term that has been accepted by the medical community because insurance companies do not want to pay for treatment until the disease has progressed to the point of requiring treatment because reality is absolute, but medical practices change as does understanding and acceptance.

Prior to diagnosis, I had a voracious appetite (still do), huge metabolism (slightly lower now due to eating disorder history), and super healthy immune system (still do). I had never had a cold and hadn’t had the flu in almost 2 years (incubation period for diabetes according to endo, but that doesn’t jive with the negative test less than a month before diagnosis).

To those of you who are confusing Type 1 with Type 2, sugar does not cause Type 1 diabetes. There is little to no evidence of diabetes in my family. My great grandfather and my grandfather’s cousin had Type 2. I have a large family with my sister, mom, dad, 7 uncles, 8 aunts, and 18 cousins. Longevity and good health run in my family. My grandparents are in their 90s and still very healthy. I also have an ancestor who lived to be 120 years old in 1880.

Asthma, allergies, anxiety, and ADHD tend to run in my family. I have ADHD and anxiety. I was diagnosed with asthma and allergies only after I moved from Florida to Kansas. I think because I am allergic to dust. However, I can manage both asthma and allergies with little to no medication.

I never had ear tubes, although I did have a head injury with 7 stitches when I was 3 years old and I stuck a pebble in my ear (which was removed with suction and tweezers by an ENT doc) when I was 4. I have never broken any bones or sprained anything in my life.

I had an insulin pump for 4 years and was in excellent control, but Kansas Medicaid is not as nice as Florida Medicaid and I was forced to give it up when I moved here. I take 3-5 injections of Novolog and 2 injections of Levemir daily. I test my blood sugar 5-15 times a day, depending on activity level. (I can’t wait until I am finished with college, so I can get a real job with insurance that allows me to go back on the pump!)

I have recently been put on medication for fibromyalgia and low testosterone levels. But aside from what I have already stated, I am healthy and have a great immune system. I’ve only had 5 colds and 4 flus since my diagnosis 16 years ago. I am still in excellent health, despite battling anorexia and bulimia in ways that should have harmed my health permanently.

Also, about the pump, I think you, as a mother would know better than your daughter’s doctor if she was ready for the pump or not. There are websites where you can way the pros and cons like jdrf and children with diabetes research foundation.

Kandace

I can’t believe that much research really has not been done on this disease it drives me crazy there has to be a link some where and we must find it.

My son did have his tonsils removed in the 5th grade maybe this is a link similar to the tubes could it be related to the ears, nose & throat possibly? My cousin also has this disease.

I think it is a win … win situation for the pharmaceuticals. Why should they mind if they do not receive anything initially or much for their vaccines .. when they will eventually be treating them for life for something much worse than measles,mumps or chicken pox.

I really need to look at the studies they have done to disprove that vaccines have contributed to this and also who actually did these studies. I would almost bet the CDC has not had any cutbacks or layoffs recently.. especially now as they need to be busy researching this new SWINE FLU.Yes I am biased and I want to know why Juvenile Diabetes is sky rocketing in this country and no one is finding out why and stopping it..It seems we are more focused on how to treat it than it’s cause and eradication. Same with cancer.. Yet the news media is all about the handful cases of swine flu…I have my own opinion of that… perhaps last years wonderful vaccine has mutated and gone wild.. I see money .. money and more money but not for the public only a few private sectors will enjoy the proceeds.. the rest will deal with the crippling effects and the heart breaks.