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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 135652" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>A couple things have been running thru my brain the last few days. </p><p>My first husband was diabetic (from birth, died at age 30), my fav aunt was diabetic (never affected her longevity altho she was diabetic for many many years----she was a VERY large woman, over 6 ft and for many years she was actually The Fat Lady in a circus, my middle brother, the minister has been diabetic diagnosis since teens) SOmething that occured to me was....my first husband, he was quite rebellious and would play nasty games with his diabetes.....on purpose, taunting death. (A true difficult child to the max) Anyway, the point is- over his years of haveing such a high blood sugar, and I mean way beyond what would be fatal for anyone else----his body adjusted, accomodated his extreme high blood sugar levels- and whenever he would be inpatient and they would try to bring his BSL within "normal range" he would be quite ill, becuz his body could no longer function at what would be normal for anyone else. I will NOT relay his numbers.becuz NOONE would believe me if I tried.....but, let me say what he functioned best at would be death for anyone else I know. So, I am wondering if maybe what is "normal range" for someone else might NOT be "good" for YOUR body? This is just a stab in the dark, and I could be WAY off.....I am simply brain storming here. </p><p></p><p>SOmething else that has been on my mind--and I dunno if this has anything to do with anything, but it has been hanging here. My friends child, many years ago age 5 or 6, his intestine twisted. Bummer docs here in ER refused to examine said child multiple times when my friend took him in to ER...docs kept insisting said child was makeing up his symptoms to avoid school- so, while she kept trying to force an exam, his intestine turned necrotic. Eventually she took him 5 hurs away, had him seen, emergency suregeries one after another, each removing more and more necrotic tissue----</p><p>Child wound up first on a j-tube for feeding. Eventually further complications. He was on wait list for intestine transplant. (Might have been experiemntal, I do not remember) Eventually he could no longer do j-tube feedings and had?? picture line? Central line? feedings? You know j-tube was similar to baby formula, thru his abdominal wall to stomach, then later feedings were straight into his veins?? (??) </p><p>But, alas, his liver began to fail .....seems the parenteral feedings lack certain needed something to sustain liver health? He did then go onto a liver.intestine transplant wait list.....</p><p></p><p>Is it possible your body is not absorbing something vital for liver health? Or that your already restricted diet is lacking in something crucial for optimal liver health? </p><p>I have a cyber friend of many years who has some chronic liver thing- biliary something? I know she follows a special diet for that, but, I am not sure what she does. Or how she came to have her problem......</p><p>ANd now I am changeing clothes to go to my doctor to have MY liver checked. (this doctor is only 2 hours each way- NEXT week I make one of several upcoming 5 hour each way doctor visits for son) <sigh> I KNEW the risks of my medications-- I had hoped not to "get caught" and have to "pay the price" BUT gosh darn.....I started my aggressive medication regime becuz I simply really had no life the way I was before my medications. Ah but, that does not make me a lot happier at the moment. LOL. I want my cake and I want to eat it too! LOL.</p><p></p><p>I keep you in my thoughts and prayers, I imagine you are rather frustrated at the moment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 135652, member: 1697"] A couple things have been running thru my brain the last few days. My first husband was diabetic (from birth, died at age 30), my fav aunt was diabetic (never affected her longevity altho she was diabetic for many many years----she was a VERY large woman, over 6 ft and for many years she was actually The Fat Lady in a circus, my middle brother, the minister has been diabetic diagnosis since teens) SOmething that occured to me was....my first husband, he was quite rebellious and would play nasty games with his diabetes.....on purpose, taunting death. (A true difficult child to the max) Anyway, the point is- over his years of haveing such a high blood sugar, and I mean way beyond what would be fatal for anyone else----his body adjusted, accomodated his extreme high blood sugar levels- and whenever he would be inpatient and they would try to bring his BSL within "normal range" he would be quite ill, becuz his body could no longer function at what would be normal for anyone else. I will NOT relay his numbers.becuz NOONE would believe me if I tried.....but, let me say what he functioned best at would be death for anyone else I know. So, I am wondering if maybe what is "normal range" for someone else might NOT be "good" for YOUR body? This is just a stab in the dark, and I could be WAY off.....I am simply brain storming here. SOmething else that has been on my mind--and I dunno if this has anything to do with anything, but it has been hanging here. My friends child, many years ago age 5 or 6, his intestine twisted. Bummer docs here in ER refused to examine said child multiple times when my friend took him in to ER...docs kept insisting said child was makeing up his symptoms to avoid school- so, while she kept trying to force an exam, his intestine turned necrotic. Eventually she took him 5 hurs away, had him seen, emergency suregeries one after another, each removing more and more necrotic tissue---- Child wound up first on a j-tube for feeding. Eventually further complications. He was on wait list for intestine transplant. (Might have been experiemntal, I do not remember) Eventually he could no longer do j-tube feedings and had?? picture line? Central line? feedings? You know j-tube was similar to baby formula, thru his abdominal wall to stomach, then later feedings were straight into his veins?? (??) But, alas, his liver began to fail .....seems the parenteral feedings lack certain needed something to sustain liver health? He did then go onto a liver.intestine transplant wait list..... Is it possible your body is not absorbing something vital for liver health? Or that your already restricted diet is lacking in something crucial for optimal liver health? I have a cyber friend of many years who has some chronic liver thing- biliary something? I know she follows a special diet for that, but, I am not sure what she does. Or how she came to have her problem...... ANd now I am changeing clothes to go to my doctor to have MY liver checked. (this doctor is only 2 hours each way- NEXT week I make one of several upcoming 5 hour each way doctor visits for son) <sigh> I KNEW the risks of my medications-- I had hoped not to "get caught" and have to "pay the price" BUT gosh darn.....I started my aggressive medication regime becuz I simply really had no life the way I was before my medications. Ah but, that does not make me a lot happier at the moment. LOL. I want my cake and I want to eat it too! LOL. I keep you in my thoughts and prayers, I imagine you are rather frustrated at the moment. [/QUOTE]
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