Nyxks Musings

Category: Diabetes

  • #dsma Chat n Reply – Week 5

    #dsma Chat n Reply – Week 5

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    Topic (s): Endocrinologist and CDE’s (Certified Diabetes Educator) Q1. What are the 3 qualities you look for in a Endo/CDE/PCP? I actually don’t have any qualities that I looked for in my Endo, he was assigned to me by my GP because he was also my mom’s Endo and was thought to be the best…

  • #dsma Chat n Reply – Week 4

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    Questions Q1. Which do you prefer PWD (Person with Diabetes) or Diabetic? Why? Either term works for me, though I am sure the average person would just look at anyone who said “Hi, I’m Nyx and I’m a PWD” chuckles – I’d sure one would get rather confused to say the least. But saying “I…

  • #dsma Chat n Reply – Week 3

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    Questions What experimental protocol would you be willing to try to delay onset or cure diabetes? There are a number of things I’d be willing to do if it meant D could be delayed or stopped in its tracks before it had a chance to take its hold on my life. But some things I’d…

  • #dsma Chat n Reply – Week 2

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    Questions: Do you consider diabetes an illness? An Illness doesn’t last for long, it has a cure and thus far D doesn’t have a cure so no I do not consider it to be an illness. As a PWD, do you consider yourself ill/sick?No I do not consider myself Ill much less sick by having…

  • #dsma chat Qs n my Responses – Week 1

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    #dsma stands for Diabetes Social Media Advocacy, it is a twitter based deal which every Wednesday at 9PM est we get into a twitter chat room and talk about various topics related to diabetes. The following are the topic questions that where covered for the very first group meeting. Questions How do you feel about…

  • New alterations found in young adults with type 2 diabetes

    New alterations found in young adults with type 2 diabetes

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    ScienceDaily (2010-03-11) — Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but not for obese subjects that have developed the disease when very young. A new study demonstrates that obese subjects between 18 and 25 years of age carry mitochondrial proteins and genes that work abnormally and that these…