Comments on: My Turn on Newsweek.com (!) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/01/my-turn-on-news.html A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:52:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: high blood http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/01/my-turn-on-news.html/comment-page-1#comment-39958 high blood Mon, 05 May 2008 09:35:16 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/28/my-turn-on-newsweekcom/#comment-39958 Congratulations for the publicity that you've got. You probably deserve such recognition. There is no sweeter joy than be appreciated for the things that you worked so hard. Keep it up. Congratulations for the publicity that you’ve got. You probably deserve such recognition. There is no sweeter joy than be appreciated for the things that you worked so hard. Keep it up.

]]> By: Christine http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/01/my-turn-on-news.html/comment-page-1#comment-39957 Christine Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:09:13 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/28/my-turn-on-newsweekcom/#comment-39957 Thank you for your courage. I've been reading your blogs for maybe a year on and off. They are quite informing, entertaining and inspiring. I feel like a kindred spirit. I too was diagnosed at 30 when my youngest of two was 4 years old. It was after a rough 6 months. My Mom died, the kids had chicken pox, my daughter had a kidney infection with high fever, my son had surgery and then my daughter had major surgery to prevent more problems with kidney infections. After her surgery I was exhausted and went to the doctor to get checked out. T2 was the original diagnosis but after a year, 30 less pounds and too much diabetic medication, my diagnosis was changed to T1. Time for insulin. I have had T1 diabetes now for 20 years. I have a small amount of neuropthy in my feet but everything else is fine. My kids have grown and I am a grandma of 3. My biggest problem is learning that I can't do everything like I used to. And reducing my stress level. Thank you for your courage. I’ve been reading your blogs for maybe a year on and off. They are quite informing, entertaining and inspiring. I feel like a kindred spirit. I too was diagnosed at 30 when my youngest of two was 4 years old.

It was after a rough 6 months. My Mom died, the kids had chicken pox, my daughter had a kidney infection with high fever, my son had surgery and then my daughter had major surgery to prevent more problems with kidney infections. After her surgery I was exhausted and went to the doctor to get checked out. T2 was the original diagnosis but after a year, 30 less pounds and too much diabetic medication, my diagnosis was changed to T1. Time for insulin.

I have had T1 diabetes now for 20 years. I have a small amount of neuropthy in my feet but everything else is fine. My kids have grown and I am a grandma of 3.

My biggest problem is learning that I can’t do everything like I used to. And reducing my stress level.

]]> By: Melitta http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/01/my-turn-on-news.html/comment-page-1#comment-39956 Melitta Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:40:39 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/28/my-turn-on-newsweekcom/#comment-39956 Hi Amy--Congrats and thanks for getting the word out there! A small request: you say "type 2 and is 90 percent more commonly diagnosed among adults" and "Type 1 is an autoimmune disease that typically strikes children." The latest stats from the CDC, as presented in Diabetes in America (1995) state that 57% of new onset Type 1 is seen in people older than 20 (and in that same report the CDC says that that 57% does not include those with slow onset Type 1 autoimmune diabetes, aka LADA). So Type 1 more typically strikes adults, not children. I have a book from the 1950s that states that [Type 1] diabetes is newly diagnosed in about three times as many adults as children. Then, if you include ALL adults who acquire Type 1 autoimmune diabetes in the stats, that represents 15 to 25% of all diabetes cases, and Type 2 is then certainly less than 90%. You were diagnosed with Type 1 as an adult, I was diagnosed with Type 1 at age 35, let's get the word out there that new onset Type 1 is most commonly seen in adults. If word gets out there, maybe there won't be so many misdiagnoses (and the consequent suffering and hastening of diabetic complications). Hi Amy–Congrats and thanks for getting the word out there! A small request: you say “type 2 and is 90 percent more commonly diagnosed among adults” and “Type 1 is an autoimmune disease that typically strikes children.” The latest stats from the CDC, as presented in Diabetes in America (1995) state that 57% of new onset Type 1 is seen in people older than 20 (and in that same report the CDC says that that 57% does not include those with slow onset Type 1 autoimmune diabetes, aka LADA). So Type 1 more typically strikes adults, not children. I have a book from the 1950s that states that [Type 1] diabetes is newly diagnosed in about three times as many adults as children. Then, if you include ALL adults who acquire Type 1 autoimmune diabetes in the stats, that represents 15 to 25% of all diabetes cases, and Type 2 is then certainly less than 90%. You were diagnosed with Type 1 as an adult, I was diagnosed with Type 1 at age 35, let’s get the word out there that new onset Type 1 is most commonly seen in adults. If word gets out there, maybe there won’t be so many misdiagnoses (and the consequent suffering and hastening of diabetic complications).

]]> By: Chris http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/01/my-turn-on-news.html/comment-page-1#comment-39955 Chris Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:40:23 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/28/my-turn-on-newsweekcom/#comment-39955 A big congrats to you and also a big thank you for another opportunity to big the big "D" to the attention of millions. Keep up the great work. A big congrats to you and also a big thank you for another opportunity to big the big “D” to the attention of millions. Keep up the great work.

]]> By: CALpumper http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/01/my-turn-on-news.html/comment-page-1#comment-39954 CALpumper Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:55:39 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/28/my-turn-on-newsweekcom/#comment-39954 Congrats Amy! A well deserved spot light for you! Keep it up you "go get 'em Mom"! ;-) Congrats Amy! A well deserved spot light for you! Keep it up you “go get ‘em Mom”! ;-)

]]> By: Rachel http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/01/my-turn-on-news.html/comment-page-1#comment-39953 Rachel Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:50:45 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/28/my-turn-on-newsweekcom/#comment-39953 :) One of my favorite features in Newsweek when I was younger was My Turn. Awesome. :) One of my favorite features in Newsweek when I was younger was My Turn. Awesome.

]]> By: Rosalind Joffe http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/01/my-turn-on-news.html/comment-page-1#comment-39952 Rosalind Joffe Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:29:05 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/28/my-turn-on-newsweekcom/#comment-39952 Oh, Amy, I'm not your Mom (but I'm old enough to be your Mom) and I gotta' say I'm proud of you. You're doing a terrific job with all this blogging stuff. Oh, never mind living with this chronic illness! Rosalind Oh, Amy, I’m not your Mom (but I’m old enough to be your Mom) and I gotta’ say I’m proud of you. You’re doing a terrific job with all this blogging stuff. Oh, never mind living with this chronic illness!
Rosalind

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