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Re: Endo & diabetes?? help.From: dxcc (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon Feb 28 19:57:18 2000
Dear Mimi, First of all, congratulations to you and your husband for the teamwork you have in helping your daughter. I'm glad that she is watching her carb intake: I didn't learn about that until about a year ago, and it certainly helps weight gain and insulin resistance from occuring as much. You might want to see if your daughter would be willing to keep a log regarding her blood sugars and monthly cycles. My blood sugar rises during the middle of the month and then plummets during my menstrual cycle. It was my doctor who made me aware of this, and he said that many female diabetics are cyclical. Your daughter is probably experiencing something similar. How many shots does she take per day? She might have to readjust her insulin regime if she goes on the birth control pills, but like everything else, you'll probably just have to watch for it. I'm glad you have a good doctor that she can trust and does well with her. As far as endo vs. diabetes, I think everyone here would agree that each person has different experiences with the endo, and at her age, I don't blame you for not having her see the "worst case" scenarios. As I said, I was diagnosed with endo at age 19, and although my parents and the doctor explained it to me, I don't think I fully appreciated the disease and its consequences until 10 years later when it kicked up again and I was older. I have a fairly mild case of endo, and the last lap I had helped with the chronic pelvic pain if not the cramps. I am now on an insulin pump which has made a big difference in my control: I now use humalog all the time and use less insulin per day than I did when I was using four shots per day. I had also grown resistant to insulin to the point that NPH didn't work at all: I found out later that the regular insulin I was taking was probably keeping my sugars from going really high during the night. At any rate, let me know what the doctor decides and keep me posted on your daughter. I understand how she feels about the testing: I was the same way for the first few years, but now I check mine 4-6 times a day, and I think she'll end up doing the same thing when she sees a difference in how she feels and the control she has. I'm sure it's hard to be a teenager in school with diabetes: it's hard enough being a high school teacher and try to juggle the schedule sometimes (I'm taking a break from teaching at the moment)! With both the endo and the diabetes being autoimmune illnesses, I believe there's a relationship, but don't know what yet. Most women on this forum have at least one or two other autoimmune illnesses, but I think I'm the only one here with IDDM. I hope your daughter continues to feel better, and as I said, I am here to listen or help anyway I can! Bridget :0)
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